State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Oregon vs South Dakota
Pharmacy Technicians in Oregon earn a median of $54,900. In South Dakota, $46,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.9% — not 18.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.9%
Oregon vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+1.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
South Dakota
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $46,170
- p25
- $39,050
- p75
- $48,870
- p10
- $37,220
- p90
- $56,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.