State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Mississippi
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Mississippi, $39,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.2%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+10.9%
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
Mississippi
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $39,040
- p25
- $36,840
- p75
- $46,060
- p10
- $33,340
- p90
- $49,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.