State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Arkansas, $38,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.1% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.3%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-19.1%
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
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.