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Pharmacy Technicians salary in Bloomington, IN

SOC 29-2052 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$39,270
per year in Bloomington, IN
Middle half
$36,850–$46,640
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
240
in Bloomington, IN
Concentration
1.07×
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Bloomington, IN
$39,270
published median
United States
$45,750
14.2% below the national median
Rank among metro areas
322nd
393 with a published estimate

State-level comparison: Indiana ($44,560). Metro estimates cover the whole labor market, including portions that cross state lines.

After local prices: the $39,270 median has purchasing power comparable to about $41,300 nationally. Bloomington, IN's BEA regional price parity is 95.1 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Bloomington, IN.

$35,940$52,000

Getting in

Typical education to enter
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Compare other metro areas

Every linked area below has a published estimate for pharmacy technicians. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Elkhart-Goshen, IN$46,88090.32400.62×
2Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$46,820103.615,8301.16×
3Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$45,54095.73,6501.09×
4Michigan City-La Porte, IN$45,29091.71401.13×
5Evansville, IN$44,83091.55001.23×
6South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$43,41092.93800.95×
7Fort Wayne, IN$43,07092.66400.94×
8Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$42,88093.12,7501.32×
9Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$42,83093.43301.08×
10Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$40,49095.43,3801.01×
11Terre Haute, IN$39,82087.82201.09×
12Kokomo, IN$39,40089.61100.99×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where pharmacy technicians wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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