State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Arkansas vs Oregon
Pharmacy Technicians in Oregon earn a median of $54,900. In Arkansas, $38,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 29.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.5%
Arkansas vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-16.2%
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
Oregon
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $54,900
- p25
- $48,190
- p75
- $62,560
- p10
- $44,530
- p90
- $68,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.