Illinois · 2025 pay · 43 people
How much does a pharmacy technician make in Illinois?
$49,100typical pay for a pharmacy technician in 2025
$46,150 – $59,000what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where pharmacy technicians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid pharmacy technicians, 2025
- 1Deborah JohnsonPharmacy Technician · Department of Human Services$90,500
- 2Tina JessePharmacy Technician · Department of Human Services$61,700
- 3Robyn BenefieldPharmacy Technician · Department of Human Services$61,600
- 4Stephen CatanusPharmacy Technician · Department of Human Services$61,500
- 5Jerrilyn MasonPharmacy Technician · Department of Veterans Affairs$61,000
Common questions
How much does a pharmacy technician make in Illinois?
The typical pharmacy technician was paid $49,100 in 2025; most earned between $46,150 and $59,000. This counts all 43 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Pharmacy Technician, at any level (for example "Pharmacy Technician"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this