State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Rhode Island
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Rhode Island, $44,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.8% — not 24.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.2%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+14.8%
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
Rhode Island
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $44,380
- p25
- $38,590
- p75
- $50,940
- p10
- $38,270
- p90
- $58,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.