Pharmacy technician: salary in the UK
ONS occupation: Pharmaceutical technicians (SOC 3212)
About £25,816 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, 0% on last year
£2,581 a month About £2,151 a month after tax 18 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £25,304 in 2021 to £30,967 in 2026 (+22%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £21,963 | £25,304 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | £21,700 | £25,542 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £23,643 | £27,752 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £25,090 | £30,310 | £34,729 | x |
| 2025 | £23,029 | £26,521 | £30,978 | £36,602 | x |
| 2026 | £24,902 | £27,369 | £30,967 | £37,777 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £30,967 a year and half earn more. That is 24% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £27,369 and £37,777; one in ten earns less than £24,902.
Ranked by median, it is number 272 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £2,151 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £2,153 in Scotland.
The median for men is £31,337 and for women £30,874, a gap of 1% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | £24,902 | £2,075 |
| 20th | £26,947 | £2,246 |
| 25th (P25) | £27,369 | £2,281 |
| 30th | £28,221 | £2,352 |
| 40th | £29,964 | £2,497 |
| Median (50th) | £30,967 | £2,581 |
| 60th | £33,545 | £2,795 |
| 70th | £36,264 | £3,022 |
| 75th (P75) | £37,777 | £3,148 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £31,337 | £32,825 | x |
| Women | £30,874 | £32,652 | 14 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £25,816 | £2,151 |
| Scotland | £25,841 | £2,153 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £31,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 9 job titles to SOC 3212 Pharmaceutical technicians. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Accredited checking technician
- Accuracy checking pharmacy technician
- Accuracy checking technician
- Checking technician
- Dispensing technician
- Medicines management technician
- Pharmaceutical technician
- Pharmacy technician
- Technician
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.