State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Missouri
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Missouri, $40,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.7% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.4%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+12.7%
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
Missouri
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $40,100
- p25
- $36,270
- p75
- $47,100
- p10
- $33,830
- p90
- $54,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.