5 accredited schools across the Seattle metro area trained 68 pharmacy technicians in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
25 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,740.
Public four-year institution in Seattle that reported 22 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,458 ($4,947 out of state).
14 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state.
6 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,073 ($9,958 out of state).
This public four-year institution in King County graduated 1 Pharmacy Tech student in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,673 ($5,207 out of state).
5 accredited schools in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area graduated 68 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Clover Park Technical College with 25.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro earn a median $61,320 a year ($29.48/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $58,900 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.