State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Tennessee
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Tennessee, $41,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.1% — not 31.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.5%
California vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+9.1%
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
Tennessee
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $41,920
- p25
- $37,060
- p75
- $48,270
- p10
- $35,550
- p90
- $55,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.