State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Nebraska
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Nebraska, $46,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.8% — not 18.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.2%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
-3.8%
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
Nebraska
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $46,610
- p25
- $38,860
- p75
- $49,270
- p10
- $36,710
- p90
- $57,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.