State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Kentucky vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Kentucky, $39,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.1% — not 33.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.4%
Kentucky vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $39,200
- p25
- $36,330
- p75
- $46,470
- p10
- $31,760
- p90
- $52,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.