State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: New Jersey vs Oregon
Pharmacy Technicians in Oregon earn a median of $54,900. In New Jersey, $39,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.4% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.9%
New Jersey vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-31.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $39,610
- p25
- $36,710
- p75
- $49,600
- p10
- $36,170
- p90
- $59,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
Oregon
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $54,900
- p25
- $48,190
- p75
- $62,560
- p10
- $44,530
- p90
- $68,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.