State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs North Carolina
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In North Carolina, $44,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.8%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+5.4%
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
North Carolina
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $44,530
- p25
- $37,480
- p75
- $48,480
- p10
- $35,820
- p90
- $57,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.