State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Maryland
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Maryland, $45,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.1%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
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
Maryland
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $45,120
- p25
- $37,400
- p75
- $50,120
- p10
- $36,180
- p90
- $60,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.