State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Oklahoma
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Oklahoma, $40,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.9% — not 36.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.1%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+7.9%
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
Oklahoma
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $40,500
- p25
- $37,010
- p75
- $46,750
- p10
- $34,780
- p90
- $50,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.