Pharmacy Technician market brief · San Diego, CA
Pharmacy Technician Jobs in San Diego, CA
132 pharmacy technician openings are live in the San Diego, CA area from 21 employers, led by CVS Health, Scripps Health, and Sharp HealthCare. The middle half of posted salaries runs $43,680–$61,713 a year (median $52,000), from the 74% of listings that disclose pay.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 132
- Live pharmacy technician openings currently tracked in the San Diego market.
Companies hiring
- 21
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $52,000
- 74% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Level coverage is 50%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
132
Hiring employers
21
Salary coverage
74%
Median experience
1.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
91
12 companies · $47,840 median
Established employers
30
6 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$43,680
P50
$52,000
P75
$61,713
P90
$65,919
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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Turn this market signal into momentum
Move from aggregate demand to the live roles hiring in this market now.
- Open live pharmacy technician listings in San Diego
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
- Use employer and compensation signals to prioritize outreach
Turn this market brief into a live search.
Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare pharmacy technician opportunities in San Diego, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 132 live roles tracked in this market.
- 21 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Pharmacy Technician in San Diego
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
132 pharmacy technician openings across 21 employers establish the current San Diego opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
CVS Health is one of the most active visible employers, with 56 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Keep market research, live opportunities, saved roles, and the evidence behind your applications moving in one focused loop.
Where this market is hiring
Move from the San Diego market view into active employers and representative pharmacy technician openings
Employer activity · 21 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 132 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
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- Outpatient Pharmacy Technician Trainee · Kaiser Permanente
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- Pharmacy Technician · CVS Health
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- Pharmacy Tech I - Encinitas · Scripps Health
- Pharmacy Technician Specialist - Medication History - Varied - Mercy San Diego · Scripps Health
Pharmacy Technician jobs in San Diego: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many pharmacy technician jobs are open in San Diego?
Metaintro tracks 132 live pharmacy technician openings from 21 employers in the San Diego, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do pharmacy technician jobs in San Diego pay?
The median posted salary is $52,000 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $43,680 to $61,713. Based on the 74% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for pharmacy technician jobs in San Diego?
CVS Health, Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, and Walgreens have the most open pharmacy technician roles here right now, out of 21 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
Compare Pharmacy Technician demand around San Diego.
Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the San Diego market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
Built for career movement
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