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Pharmacy technician programs in Alabama

Alabama has 4 accredited campuses awarding pharmacy tech credentials. If you finish and work as a pharmacy technician in Alabama, expect to start around $31,620–$36,730 and reach a median of $39,030 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,260 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Alabama). Graduates of these Alabama programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $20,682 in their first year, against $22,908 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What pharmacy technicians earn in Alabama

$31,620starting (10th percentile)
$36,730early career (25th)
$39,030median, all experience
$46,260experienced (75th)
$49,760top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 8,510 employed in Alabama. National median: $45,750.

Campuses in Alabama, ranked by what their graduates earned

4campuses in Alabama
33credentials awarded / yr
$20,682median earnings, yr 1 (Alabama)
$22,908median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: DothanEvergreenMobileMontgomery

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Fortis College Mobile for-profit 12 $20,682 $9,474 49% $25,710
Fortis College-Montgomery Montgomery for-profit 7 $20,682 $9,474 46% $27,286
Fortis College-Dothan Dothan for-profit 9 $19,194 $9,500 61% $25,168
Reid State Technical College Evergreen Public 5 not reported not reported 59% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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