State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Tennessee vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Tennessee, $41,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 28.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.8%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.