State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Colorado
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Colorado, $49,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.7% — not 10.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+10.3%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+2.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Colorado
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $49,970
- p25
- $46,300
- p75
- $58,300
- p10
- $39,810
- p90
- $64,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.