State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In District of Columbia, $47,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.6% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.5%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $47,410
- p25
- $46,270
- p75
- $59,470
- p10
- $41,300
- p90
- $74,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.