State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Illinois vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Illinois, $46,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 20.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-20.8%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.3%
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
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.