State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Alaska vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Alaska, $52,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.6% — not 10.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.6%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-6.6%
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
Washington
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $58,900
- p25
- $50,400
- p75
- $67,630
- p10
- $47,270
- p90
- $79,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.