State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In West Virginia, $38,210. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.9% — not 54.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.1%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+28.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
West Virginia
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $38,210
- p25
- $35,750
- p75
- $45,070
- p10
- $30,490
- p90
- $48,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.