State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Maryland vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Maryland, $45,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.9% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.4%
Maryland vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maryland
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $45,120
- p25
- $37,400
- p75
- $50,120
- p10
- $36,180
- p90
- $60,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.