Maryland Pharmacy Technician Salaries – MD

By an allied health world contributing writer
Published: February, 23 2010

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Maryland Pharmacy Technician Salary

The average Maryland Pharmacy Technician salary is about $48,000 a year. According to the Health Services Cost Review Commission’s survey, pharmacy technicians who work within a hospital setting make on average $17.30/hour and those who work nights, weekends, or holidays earn a higher salary. Working in a hospital setting will also provide the employee with full benefits, which include sick leave, paid vacation, retirement plans, as well as medical and dental insurance.

The following list includes on average what a Pharmacy Technician makes on average on a yearly basis.

Aspen Hill $52,000
Baltimore $46,000
Bethesda $53,000
Bowie $52,000
Columbia $52,000
Dundalk $45,000
Ellicott City $51,000
Frederick $47,000
Gaithersburg $53,000
Germantown $53,000
Potomac $53,000
Silver Spring $52,000
Towson $45,000
Wheaton-Glenmont $52,000
Woodlawn $47,0000

www.indeed.salary.com

Organizations for Pharmacy Technicians in Maryland

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board:
The PTCB strives to oversee that they are administering top notch programs that allow pharmacy technicians to become certified and recertified. The organization has been around since 1995 and currently has a membership count of over 270,000 people. They work very hard to ensure that they are providing the most efficient and effective ways for pharmacy technicians to provide a top notch level of patient care and service. They also make sure to provide a high level of standards that are worked into the certification examination, support the advancement for patient care, produce research, and facilitate consensus of different issues that are found within the profession.

http://www.masspharmacists.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=64

Maryland Pharmacists Association:
Organized in 1882 and is the only state-wide association for all pharmacists in Maryland and the association has approximately 1,000 members. Their mission is “to promote excellence in pharmacy practice, strengthen the profession of pharmacy, and advocate for all Maryland Pharmacists.” The purpose of this state association is to promote a well-being and overall good health status for their citizens, provide them with proper and effective medication administration as well as leadership development and professional competency.

http://marylandpharmacist.org/profile.htm

American Pharmacists Association:
An association that gives each of their members an opportunity to be recognized in their society as a very vital part in providing patient care that strives to improve the patient’s overall health, life quality, and wellness. They make sure they provide the public of what the pharmacists role actually is as well as giving important information to each member to continue to be successful in their professional development. Established in 1852 and still remains the biggest association in the United States for pharmacists.

http://www.pharmacist.com/

American Society of Health System Pharmacists:
Mission of the ASHP is to make sure that pharmacists are giving their customers satisfaction and proper information on the use of their medications. There are over 35,000 members nationally and was first started in order to represent pharmacists in all different areas of practice.

http://www.ashp.org/aboutus/

Continuing Education

The ASHP is one provider of the continuing education opportunities for pharmacists. This organization provides access to CE activities for members as well as nonmembers including pharmacy technicians. Each CE activity can be provided through live meetings, print publications, pod casts, and multimedia.

http://www.ashp.org/virtual-ce/