State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Montana
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Montana, $49,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.7% — not 11.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.6%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
-4.7%
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
Montana
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $49,400
- p25
- $45,920
- p75
- $55,690
- p10
- $38,330
- p90
- $60,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.