State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Colorado vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Colorado, $49,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 15.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-15.2%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-12%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $49,970
- p25
- $46,300
- p75
- $58,300
- p10
- $39,810
- p90
- $64,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
Washington
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $58,900
- p25
- $50,400
- p75
- $67,630
- p10
- $47,270
- p90
- $79,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.