State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Texas
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Texas, $45,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.3% — not 20.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.1%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+5.3%
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
Texas
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $45,900
- p25
- $37,730
- p75
- $48,960
- p10
- $35,920
- p90
- $59,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.