State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Louisiana
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Louisiana, $44,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.1%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-1.1%
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
Louisiana
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $44,410
- p25
- $37,740
- p75
- $47,970
- p10
- $36,100
- p90
- $52,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.