Allied Health Pay & Licensure — free to cite
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The story in one line: across the four highest-volume allied-health roles, national pay varies by about 43%, and adjusting for cost of living reshuffles the “best-paying state” rankings entirely.
The data at a glance
National median annual wages, BLS OEWS May 2025. State-level and cost-of-living-adjusted figures are in the full report.
Across the four roles, surgical technologists earn the most ($64,650) and phlebotomists the least ($45,230) — a spread of about 43%. The dataset covers all four roles across the 50 states and DC — 204 role-by-jurisdiction rows, each with a median wage and a cost-of-living-adjusted figure. Last verified June 2026.
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Free to cite and reuse, including commercially, with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Please credit “The Pharm” and link to the report.
The Pharm. (2026). 2026 Allied health pay & licensure report. https://thepharmwcg.com/allied-health-pay-report
The Pharm. “2026 Allied Health Pay & Licensure Report.” The Pharm, 2026, thepharmwcg.com/allied-health-pay-report.
Read the full report · Download the dataset (CSV) — all 4 roles × 51 jurisdictions (50 states + DC), cost-of-living-adjusted pay included.
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<div style="max-width:360px;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;border:1px solid #e7e2d9;border-radius:14px;padding:18px;background:#ffffff;color:#3a2a57"><div style="font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#8a7fa3;font-weight:700">Verified Pay Data</div><div style="font-size:16px;font-weight:700;margin:3px 0 8px">Pharmacy Technician Salary</div><div style="font-size:30px;font-weight:800;line-height:1;color:#3a2a57">$45,750</div><div style="font-size:12px;color:#5c5670;margin:3px 0 10px">U.S. median annual wage · BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 29-2052)</div><div style="font-size:12px;color:#5c5670;line-height:1.5">Cost-of-living-adjusted pay across all 51 U.S. states and DC, plus state licensure requirements.</div><div style="margin-top:12px;font-size:12px"><a href="https://thepharmwcg.com/allied-health-pay-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:#6b2fb3;text-decoration:underline;font-weight:700">The Pharm — Pharmacy Technician pay by state</a></div></div>Free to embed, including commercially. Please keep the credit link to this report visible and working so readers can reach the full data and sources. Figures are as of June 2026 (BLS OEWS May 2025); the linked report always carries the current numbers.
For journalists & educators
Need a quote, a custom data cut, or context on allied health careers, certification, or workforce trends? Our founder is available for commentary on background or attribution.
Keyerrá Buckley, CPhT, CLSSGB — Allied Healthcare Educator and founder of The Pharm. Background spanning pharmacy operations, healthcare education, and workforce development.
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Reviewed by Keyerrá Buckley, CPhT, CLSSGB — Allied Healthcare Educator and founder of The Pharm.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025; cost-of-living index from World Population Review (2025-2026). Last verified June 2026.
See the full 2026 Allied Health Pay & Licensure Report — all four roles, national and cost-of-living-adjusted state pay, plus state licensure, in one place.