Pharmacy technicians do a lot in order to help patients and provide medication and other forms of healthcare products, but to what extent should their good deeds be rewarded? It can be said that the greatest reward for being a pharmacy technician is knowing that you have provided a patient with something that could potentially help them to survive or live a more comfortable life. Everybody needs to earn a living, but can a price really be put on hospitality? I think that if we were to start asking questions like these, all pharmacy technicians, nurses, doctors and any other kind of aid would be very resentful. But that doesn’t stop pharmacy technicians from receiving a rather low income considering their great efforts in providing essential remedies for needy patients. On average in America, a pharmacy technician working in a supermarket or store will receive around $7.50 per hour. This rather underwhelming wage is considered the normal or basic wage for pharmacy technicians without recognition for being a certified pharmacist. However, many pharmacy technicians have argued that this rate is far too low to afford both simple amenities, as well as the luxuries and, have attempted to prompt employers to increase this wage. These voiced attempts seem not to be appreciated, as nearly all employers have stuck to the rather measly amount.
It was brought to many pharmacy technicians attention that perhaps in order to achieve a more notable wage, one must become certified, but this has also proved rather futile as many may go from $11 per hour being uncertified to $12 whilst certified. It is important to note that not every pharmacy technician receives such a low wage and that when working in private pharmacies, it is most likely that one receives a wage of $17 per hour minimum.
Some employers appear to have noticed that their workers need to feel financially rewarded and in some cases add a bonus on each year. It was heard that a firm located in Texas attempts to reduce staff morale by adding $0.50 to their wages per year so that within two years, their employees have an increased $1 on top of their previous amount. The pharmacy technicians seemed delighted with the new scheme, but should they continue to feel jovial or feel more patronized by such a small increase?
