State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Alabama vs California
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Alabama, $39,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 29.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.2%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-11.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $39,030
- p25
- $36,730
- p75
- $46,260
- p10
- $31,620
- p90
- $49,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
California
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $55,110
- p25
- $46,430
- p75
- $65,590
- p10
- $42,850
- p90
- $81,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.