State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs District of Columbia
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In District of Columbia, $47,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.4% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.2%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+15.4%
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
District of Columbia
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $47,410
- p25
- $46,270
- p75
- $59,470
- p10
- $41,300
- p90
- $74,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.