State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: California vs West Virginia
Pharmacy Technicians in California earn a median of $55,110. In West Virginia, $38,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 44.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.2%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.6%
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
West Virginia
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $38,210
- p25
- $35,750
- p75
- $45,070
- p10
- $30,490
- p90
- $48,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.