State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs North Dakota
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In North Dakota, $47,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 15.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.9%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-6.8%
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
North Dakota
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $47,560
- p25
- $41,380
- p75
- $54,250
- p10
- $38,370
- p90
- $63,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.