State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Illinois
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Illinois, $46,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.7% — not 18.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.1%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+6.7%
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
Illinois
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $46,650
- p25
- $38,190
- p75
- $49,150
- p10
- $36,550
- p90
- $58,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.