State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Kentucky
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Kentucky, $39,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.6% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.6%
California vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+14.6%
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
Kentucky
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $39,200
- p25
- $36,330
- p75
- $46,470
- p10
- $31,760
- p90
- $52,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.