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Pharmacy technician programs in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 4 accredited campuses awarding pharmacy tech credentials. If you finish and work as a pharmacy technician in Wisconsin, expect to start around $36,080–$37,960 and reach a median of $45,970 with experience; the top quarter earn $50,070 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Wisconsin). Graduates of these Wisconsin programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $29,673 in their first year, against $22,908 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What pharmacy technicians earn in Wisconsin

$36,080starting (10th percentile)
$37,960early career (25th)
$45,970median, all experience
$50,070experienced (75th)
$58,700top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,540 employed in Wisconsin. National median: $45,750.

Campuses in Wisconsin, ranked by what their graduates earned

4campuses in Wisconsin
53credentials awarded / yr
$29,673median earnings, yr 1 (Wisconsin)
$22,908median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: ClevelandGreen BayMilwaukeeRice Lake

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Northwood Technical College Rice Lake Public 4 $30,858 $5,500 56% not reported
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee Public 32 $29,997 $8,652 25% not reported
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay for-profit 9 $29,867 $11,611 not reported not reported
Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland Public 8 $29,479 $6,999 50% 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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