State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Indiana
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Indiana, $44,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.2% — not 23.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.7%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+4.2%
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
Indiana
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $44,560
- p25
- $37,700
- p75
- $47,850
- p10
- $36,610
- p90
- $54,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.