State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Illinois vs Oregon
Pharmacy Technicians in Oregon earn a median of $54,900. In Illinois, $46,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.1% — not 15%.
Nominal pay gap
-15%
Illinois vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-12.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $46,650
- p25
- $38,190
- p75
- $49,150
- p10
- $36,550
- p90
- $58,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
Oregon
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $54,900
- p25
- $48,190
- p75
- $62,560
- p10
- $44,530
- p90
- $68,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.