Best Cities for Pharmacy Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where pharmacy technicianss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.37	$75,490	$62,804	50%
2	WashingtonState	1.20	$58,900	$54,893	39%
3	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.19	$58,590	$54,351	37%
4	OregonState	1.17	$54,900	$53,301	35%
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.17	$61,320	$53,648	43%
6	WyomingState	1.13	$48,260	$51,892	24%
7	MontanaState	1.12	$49,400	$51,245	27%
8	North DakotaState	1.12	$47,560	$51,361	25%
9	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.12	$47,050	$51,141	33%
10	NebraskaState	1.11	$46,610	$50,940	27%
11	New MexicoState	1.11	$46,630	$50,685	27%
12	South DakotaState	1.11	$46,170	$50,848	25%
13	AlaskaState	1.10	$52,640	$50,470	31%
14	IowaState	1.10	$44,860	$50,291	25%
15	CaliforniaState	1.09	$55,110	$49,783	49%
16	WisconsinState	1.09	$45,970	$49,805	28%
17	IndianaState	1.08	$44,560	$49,238	28%
18	LouisianaState	1.08	$44,410	$49,290	28%
19	MinnesotaState	1.08	$48,300	$49,286	32%
20	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.07	$45,360	$48,879	34%
21	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.07	$48,520	$48,764	37%
22	Columbus, OHMetro	1.06	$45,240	$48,385	34%
23	IdahoState	1.05	$46,420	$48,104	31%
24	IllinoisState	1.05	$46,650	$47,895	34%
25	KansasState	1.05	$43,310	$48,122	29%
26	MichiganState	1.05	$44,340	$48,039	30%
27	NevadaState	1.05	$47,980	$47,884	36%
28	TexasState	1.05	$45,900	$48,013	36%
29	UtahState	1.05	$48,140	$48,044	37%
30	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$46,220	$48,246	39%
31	ColoradoState	1.04	$49,970	$47,410	44%
32	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.04	$46,260	$47,593	41%
33	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.04	$43,330	$47,511	34%
34	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.04	$45,950	$47,765	41%
35	ArizonaState	1.03	$47,640	$47,215	38%
36	North CarolinaState	1.03	$44,530	$47,172	35%
37	VermontState	1.02	$47,940	$46,771	36%
38	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.02	$45,020	$46,508	43%
39	MississippiState	1.01	$39,040	$46,038	28%
40	DelawareState	1.00	$46,430	$45,970	35%
41	OklahomaState	1.00	$40,500	$45,763	29%
42	South CarolinaState	1.00	$42,120	$45,783	36%
43	TennesseeState	1.00	$41,920	$45,814	36%
44	MaineState	0.99	$45,400	$45,491	34%
45	MissouriState	0.99	$40,100	$45,260	31%
46	West VirginiaState	0.99	$38,210	$45,380	26%
47	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.99	$41,780	$45,168	34%
48	AlabamaState	0.98	$39,030	$44,811	29%
49	ArkansasState	0.98	$38,680	$44,820	27%
50	GeorgiaState	0.98	$41,910	$44,872	41%
51	New HampshireState	0.98	$47,360	$44,679	40%
52	OhioState	0.98	$40,650	$44,967	31%
53	KentuckyState	0.97	$39,200	$44,294	29%
54	Rhode IslandState	0.97	$44,380	$44,159	41%
55	ConnecticutState	0.96	$47,050	$43,727	40%
56	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$43,370	$44,030	48%
57	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.95	$50,760	$43,571	54%
58	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.95	$44,880	$43,362	43%
59	FloridaState	0.94	$43,590	$42,946	47%
60	MassachusettsState	0.94	$46,470	$42,829	58%
61	VirginiaState	0.94	$44,610	$43,101	42%
62	HawaiiState	0.93	$46,760	$42,509	61%
63	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.93	$45,230	$42,750	45%
64	District of ColumbiaState	0.91	$47,410	$41,479	53%
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.91	$45,240	$41,696	54%
66	MarylandState	0.90	$45,120	$41,319	45%
67	PennsylvaniaState	0.90	$40,040	$41,278	39%
68	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.90	$46,890	$41,313	65%
69	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.90	$46,660	$41,365	51%
70	New YorkState	0.85	$43,930	$39,049	50%
71	New JerseyState	0.80	$39,610	$36,406	54%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).