State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Ohio
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Ohio, $40,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 35.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.6%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+13.7%
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
Ohio
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $40,650
- p25
- $36,650
- p75
- $48,200
- p10
- $34,980
- p90
- $56,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.