State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs Vermont
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In Vermont, $47,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.8% — not 15%.
Nominal pay gap
+15%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+1.8%
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
Vermont
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $47,940
- p25
- $38,890
- p75
- $53,040
- p10
- $37,610
- p90
- $65,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.