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Pharmacy Aides in Alabama

Considering a career as a Pharmacy Aide in Alabama?

-12% Jobs Projection
$19,430 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

While jobs for Pharmacy Aides in Alabama are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Pharmacy Aides in Alabama is expected to decrease.

  • Pharmacy Aides in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Pharmacy Aides Work in Alabama?

780 people worked as Pharmacy Aides in 2018 in this state.

There were 900 Pharmacy Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 330 Pharmacy Aides working in it, which means Alabama has more Pharmacy Aides than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Pharmacy Aides in this state are declining at a rate of 11.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -4.6%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 540 jobs for Alabama Pharmacy Aides in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,700 annual jobs and 35,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Pharmacy Aides Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Pharmacy Aides ranged from $16,690 to $33,590 with $19,430 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.02 to $16.15. The median hourly rate was $9.34.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.26 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.08.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Pharmacy Aides

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Pharmacy Aides.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 50 $22,690

Top States for Pharmacy Aides Employment

View the list below to see where most Pharmacy Aides work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 9,480 $29,470
Texas 2,560 $23,040
Tennessee 2,210 $24,350
New York 2,050 $27,810
Pennsylvania 2,000 $22,960
Florida 1,920 $28,250
Georgia 1,250 $26,110
Washington 1,100 $29,470
Missouri 1,010 $24,110
Louisiana 960 $24,150
Oklahoma 890 $22,860
Massachusetts 810 $32,260
Alabama 780 $19,430
Kansas 780 $22,400
Ohio 710 $25,340
Virginia 650 $22,850
Michigan 630 $24,920
Nebraska 440 $26,360
Oregon 420 $31,300
Illinois 400 $25,430

Below are the states where Pharmacy Aides get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $44,840
Colorado $39,270
Arizona $37,130
Utah $36,180
Hawaii $34,640
Massachusetts $32,260
Connecticut $31,650
Oregon $31,300
New Mexico $30,450
Delaware $29,990

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References

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