State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Iowa vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Iowa, $44,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.2% — not 23.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.8%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-7.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $44,860
- p25
- $37,790
- p75
- $48,670
- p10
- $36,140
- p90
- $52,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.