Insights / Pharmacy pay versus the U.S. median / Colorado
Pharmacy pay in Colorado
Colorado pharmacy aides are level with the country. Technicians are the larger group, and only a small step up.
The aide range was copied from the pharmacist increase, and the aide candidates were already at the national figure.
Pharmacists earn $156,030 against $140,910 nationally, 1.11 times the country, with 4,560 employed. At the upper quarter the wage is $169,120.
Pharmacy technicians number 6,010, more than pharmacists, at $49,970 against $45,750, 1.09 times the country.
Pharmacy aides number 370 at $37,580 against $37,680, which is 1.00 times the country.
Level.
An aide letter that borrows either of the other premiums is fiction.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $156,030
- 75th percentile
- $169,120
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.11
- State employment
- 4,560
2Pharmacy Technicians
- State median
- $49,970
- 75th percentile
- $58,300
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- State vs U.S.
- 1.09
- State employment
- 6,010
3Pharmacy Aides
- State median
- $37,580
- 75th percentile
- $41,670
- U.S. median
- $37,680
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
- State employment
- 370
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $156,030 | $169,120 | $140,910 | 1.11 | 4,560 |
| 2 | Pharmacy Technicians | $49,970 | $58,300 | $45,750 | 1.09 | 6,010 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Aides | $37,580 | $41,670 | $37,680 | 1.00 | 370 |
Takeaways
- The technician 75th percentile is $58,300. The aide 75th percentile is $41,670, still close to the aide median.
- Colorado is 6 of 48 on the pharmacist median. The sort will not flag that aides match the country.
- Technician employment is the larger licensed bench. A modest step above the country is still the local number they already know.
- Do not average the three rows into one Colorado pharmacy factor.
For recruiters
- Leave aides at the national median unless you have a reason that is not on this page.
- Write the technician range from the technician row, including the upper quarter if the req says experience.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Colorado median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Pharmacists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Colorado is 6 of 48. A row links to the Colorado metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $156,030 is stated as about $156.0K. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 1.11 is stated as 11 percent. $169,120 is stated as about $169.1K. $37,580 is stated as about $37.6K. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K. Rounded figures in the prose: $49,970 is stated as about $50.0K. a comparison of 1.09 is stated as 9 percent. $58,300 is stated as about $58.3K.
Sources
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