State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Kansas
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Kansas, $43,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.6% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.2%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+3.6%
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
Kansas
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $43,310
- p25
- $37,510
- p75
- $47,140
- p10
- $33,800
- p90
- $56,160
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.