State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Arkansas vs California
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Arkansas, $38,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 29.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.8%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-10.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $38,680
- p25
- $36,600
- p75
- $45,470
- p10
- $33,400
- p90
- $48,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.