State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Pennsylvania vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Pennsylvania, $40,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.5% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
-32%
Pennsylvania vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-25.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Pennsylvania
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $40,040
- p25
- $36,160
- p75
- $46,870
- p10
- $35,140
- p90
- $51,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.