State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Maine
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Maine, $45,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 21.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+21.4%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+6.5%
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
Maine
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $45,400
- p25
- $38,620
- p75
- $48,870
- p10
- $37,060
- p90
- $57,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.