State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: North Carolina vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In North Carolina, $44,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 24.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.4%
North Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-14.2%
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
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.