State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Pennsylvania, $40,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.3% — not 37.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.6%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+21.3%
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
Pennsylvania
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $40,040
- p25
- $36,160
- p75
- $46,870
- p10
- $35,140
- p90
- $51,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.