State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Pharmacy Technicians in Oregon earn a median of $54,900. In North Carolina, $44,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 18.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-18.9%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-11.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $44,530
- p25
- $37,480
- p75
- $48,480
- p10
- $35,820
- p90
- $57,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.