State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs South Carolina
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In South Carolina, $42,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.7% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+10.7%
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
South Carolina
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $42,120
- p25
- $36,990
- p75
- $47,810
- p10
- $35,500
- p90
- $51,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.