State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Arizona vs California
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Arizona, $47,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5% — not 13.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.6%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $47,640
- p25
- $45,890
- p75
- $54,060
- p10
- $39,040
- p90
- $60,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.