State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Oregon vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Oregon, $54,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.5% — not 6.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-6.8%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-3.5%
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
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.