State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In South Carolina, $42,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.3% — not 28.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.5%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $42,120
- p25
- $36,990
- p75
- $47,810
- p10
- $35,500
- p90
- $51,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.