State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Massachusetts
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Massachusetts, $46,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 18.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.6%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+13.3%
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
Massachusetts
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $46,470
- p25
- $39,050
- p75
- $59,580
- p10
- $37,980
- p90
- $71,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.