Insights / Pharmacy pay versus the U.S. median / Hawaii
Pharmacy pay in Hawaii
Hawaii pharmacy technicians are basically at the national wage, while a tiny aide bench is paid almost the same dollar.
The technician offer was lifted from the pharmacist conversation, and the technicians could see it was not their market.
Pharmacists in Hawaii have a median of $163,220 against $140,910 nationally, 1.16 times the country, with 1,190 employed. Upper-quarter pay is $171,510, a short step above the median.
Pharmacy technicians number 1,540 at $46,760 against $45,750 nationally, 1.02 times the country.
Pharmacy aides number only 110 at $46,250 against $37,680, 1.23 times the country.
The aide median and the technician median are nearly the same dollar, for completely different jobs, and the aide premium versus the country does not belong on the technician letter.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $163,220
- 75th percentile
- $171,510
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.16
- State employment
- 1,190
2Pharmacy Technicians
- State median
- $46,760
- 75th percentile
- $59,010
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 1,540
3Pharmacy Aides
- State median
- $46,250
- 75th percentile
- $50,610
- U.S. median
- $37,680
- State vs U.S.
- 1.23
- State employment
- 110
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 | $163,220 | $171,510 | $140,910 | 1.16 | 1,190 |
| 2 | Pharmacy Technicians | $46,760 | $59,010 | $45,750 | 1.02 | 1,540 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Aides | $46,250 | $50,610 | $37,680 | 1.23 | 110 |
Takeaways
- The technician 75th percentile is $59,010. The aide 75th percentile is $50,610.
- Hawaii is 3 of 48 on the pharmacist median. Technicians are the larger employment count and the flatter comparison.
- An aide staff of 110 cannot be the bench you cite when the req is technicians.
- Localize the technician letter to its own median. The pharmacist figure will make a fair technician wage look broken.
For recruiters
- Write the technician range from the technician row, including the upper quarter if you want experience.
- Leave the aide premium out of that draft. One hundred ten aides are not the technician market.
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 Hawaii 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. Hawaii is 3 of 48. A row links to the Hawaii 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: $163,220 is stated as about $163.2K. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 1.16 is stated as 16 percent. $171,510 is stated as about $171.5K. $46,250 is stated as about $46.3K. a comparison of 1.23 is stated as 23 percent. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K. Rounded figures in the prose: $46,760 is stated as about $46.8K.
Sources
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