State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Georgia
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Georgia, $41,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.4% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.5%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+14.4%
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
Georgia
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $41,910
- p25
- $37,130
- p75
- $48,490
- p10
- $35,160
- p90
- $56,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.