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Pharmacy Technician Jobs in Battle Creek, MI: Pay and Who's Hiring
In Battle Creek, the May 2025 median is about $46.2K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The U.S. median for pharmacy technicians is about $45.8K in the same May 2025 release. The Michigan median is about $44.3K, and this metro is 4% over that figure. The 25th percentile in Battle Creek is about $38.2K. The 75th percentile in Battle Creek is about $50.5K.
Pay
The median is the middle of pharmacy technicians already employed, not the wage a certificate school put on a brochure. The 25th is the lower quarter of that group. The 75th is the upper quarter. If you already keep a retail queue or a hospital cart fill moving, put the offer next to the 75th before you treat the middle as the job.
| Percentile | Metro | MI | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | $38,220 | $37,520 | $37,850 |
| Median | $46,170 | $44,340 | $45,750 |
| 75th | $50,510 | $48,730 | $49,990 |
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Hiring difficulty and demand
Who's hiring
Battle Creek is outside the provider extract, so employer names are not listed.
License and training
A PTCB CPhT or an NHA ExCPT is a national certificate, and it is not a state license. Some states require registration, some require the certificate, and some require neither. Confirm the current rule with that state's board of pharmacy before you treat the certificate as enough.
Sources: PTCB, state regulations Texas State Board of Pharmacy, technician and trainee registration
The work
The retail shift is the queue. Data entry, counting, labeling, inventory, and the insurance reject that will not clear fill the hours. At pickup the technician can give a status. The pharmacist still owns the counseling.
Hospital work moves to unit-dose carts and the missing dose a nurse is waiting on. The pharmacy does not close when the lobby does. The check before a dose leaves is still the pharmacist's.
Either setting asks for a clean label and a count that matches the order. Speed that scrambles those two is not speed a pharmacist can sign.
Nearby metros
- Kalamazoo, MI · 18 miles
- Jackson, MI · 42 miles
- Lansing, MI · 45 miles
- Grand Rapids, MI · 51 miles
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Questions
What do pharmacy technicians earn in Battle Creek, MI?
In Battle Creek, the May 2025 median is about $46.2K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The U.S. median for pharmacy technicians is about $45.8K in the same May 2025 release. The Michigan median is about $44.3K, and this metro is 4% over that figure. The 25th percentile in Battle Creek is about $38.2K. The 75th percentile in Battle Creek is about $50.5K.
Who hires pharmacy technicians in Battle Creek?
Retail pharmacies and hospital pharmacies do most of the hiring for pharmacy technicians. Any names listed are campuses on file, not open postings. A technician in Battle Creek can change pharmacies without leaving this metro. A single pharmacy in Battle Creek is hiring against the other counters in this metro.
How hard is it to fill pharmacy technicians jobs in Battle Creek?
This page shows a score only when Battle Creek already has one on the hiring grid. National employment of pharmacy technicians is projected to change 6.4% from 2025 to 2035. That projection describes the country, not Battle Creek. Annual openings in the same national projection are about 44.7 thousand. A missing score does not take the wage table off this page.
Which other metros are near Battle Creek for this role?
The nearest listed metro is Kalamazoo, MI, and its page uses that metro's own May 2025 wage. A city other than Battle Creek needs the wage from its own page. Miles on the nearby list are the distance between the city points, not a drive time. Battle Creek has a deeper bench of these workers than a typical metro. The May 2025 employment count for pharmacy technicians in Battle Creek is 180. A blank employment count means BLS did not publish one for Battle Creek.
What license do pharmacy technicians need in Battle Creek, MI?
Pharmacy technicians in Battle Creek follow the Michigan rule shown on this page. There is no separate city license. A PTCB CPhT or an NHA ExCPT is a national certificate, and it is not the Michigan registration by itself. Confirm the current rule with the Michigan board of pharmacy before you count the certificate as enough. Texas is the only state whose registration rule is written out on this page, so every other state still has to be checked. The pharmacist still checks the medication before it leaves, whether or not the state registers the technician.