State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Montana vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Montana, $49,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.1% — not 16.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.1%
Montana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-5.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Montana
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $49,400
- p25
- $45,920
- p75
- $55,690
- p10
- $38,330
- p90
- $60,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.