State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Idaho vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Idaho, $46,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.7% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.2%
Idaho vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $46,420
- p25
- $39,670
- p75
- $50,460
- p10
- $37,380
- p90
- $59,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.