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Pharmacy technician programs in West Virginia

West Virginia has 3 accredited campuses awarding pharmacy tech credentials. If you finish and work as a pharmacy technician in West Virginia, expect to start around $30,490–$35,750 and reach a median of $38,210 with experience; the top quarter earn $45,070 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia). Graduates of these West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $26,072 in their first year, against $22,908 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What pharmacy technicians earn in West Virginia

$30,490starting (10th percentile)
$35,750early career (25th)
$38,210median, all experience
$45,070experienced (75th)
$48,460top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,560 employed in West Virginia. National median: $45,750.

Campuses in West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in West Virginia
297credentials awarded / yr
$26,072median earnings, yr 1 (West Virginia)
$22,908median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: HuntingtonMartinsburgMorgantown

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington Public 2 $28,790 $8,250 19% not reported
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown for-profit 13 $23,354 $7,395 not reported not reported
Martinsburg College Martinsburg for-profit 282 not reported not reported not reported $17,784

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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