State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Alaska vs California
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Alaska, $52,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.3% — not 4.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-4.5%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
+3.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $52,640
- p25
- $47,140
- p75
- $59,350
- p10
- $40,820
- p90
- $70,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.