State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Iowa
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Iowa, $44,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.6% — not 22.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.8%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
-2.6%
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
Iowa
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $44,860
- p25
- $37,790
- p75
- $48,670
- p10
- $36,140
- p90
- $52,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.