State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Oregon vs Tennessee
Pharmacy Technicians in Oregon earn a median of $54,900. In Tennessee, $41,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 31%.
Nominal pay gap
+31%
Oregon vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+16.4%
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
Tennessee
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $41,920
- p25
- $37,060
- p75
- $48,270
- p10
- $35,550
- p90
- $55,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.