Pharmacy Aides pay range in Salinas
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,100 or more. The middle half of pharmacy aides in Salinas earn between $37,840 and $42,830.
- $37K10th
- $38K25th
- $38KMedian
- $43K75th
- $57K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $41,450 | $3,454 | $19.93 |
| Median | $38,050 | $3,171 | $18.29 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $37,840 | $3,153 | $18.19 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $42,830 | $3,569 | $20.59 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Pharmacy Aides salary after taxes in Salinas
On the average salary of $41,450, a single filer in Salinas takes home about $34,691 a year, or $2,891 a month and $1,334 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Salinas a good place for pharmacy aides? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Salinas area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.0), so the average $41,450 buys what about $38,013 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Salinas ($47,380). A typical home costs $850,461, or 20.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Pharmacy Aides salary in other California cities
Salinas ranks 18th of 21 California metro areas for this job; Vallejo pays the most ($60,660).
- Vallejo$60,660
- Santa Rosa$57,600
- San Francisco$56,390
- Sacramento$53,790
- San Jose$53,210
- San Diego$52,090
- Oxnard$50,220
- Riverside$49,760
- Stockton$47,060
- Salinas$41,450
Highest-paying cities for pharmacy aides
Vallejo, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,660).
- Vallejo, CA$60,660
- Santa Rosa, CA$57,600
- San Francisco, CA$56,390
- Sacramento, CA$53,790
- San Jose, CA$53,210
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Pharmacy Aides salary in Salinas: questions
How much do pharmacy aides make an hour in Salinas?
$19.93 an hour on average, and $18.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level pharmacy aides salary in Salinas?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,840, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the pharmacy aides take-home pay in Salinas?
About $34,691 a year ($2,891 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,450. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do pharmacy aides earn more in Salinas than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,344).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 31-9095; area Salinas, CA (41500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 2.42, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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