State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Rhode Island vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Rhode Island, $44,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.7%
Rhode Island vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-21.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Rhode Island
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $44,380
- p25
- $38,590
- p75
- $50,940
- p10
- $38,270
- p90
- $58,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.