29 Series · SOC 29-1051
Pharmacists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $140,910
- Median / year
- $174,230
- Top 10% earn
- +4.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 321,970
- US workers
Pharmacists earn a median of $140,910 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $140,910, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $99,290 (10th percentile) to $174,230 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 321,970 US workers. Alaska pays the most ($167,310), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Pharmacists earn a median of $140,910, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 94% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #26 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.6% by 2033.
- $140,910
- Median annual wage
- Top 6%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #26 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Alaska at $167,310. Typical entry-level education: Doctoral or professional degree.
Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051) pays a national median of $140,910 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $99,290 at the 10th percentile to $174,230 at the 90th, with a mean of $140,920 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 321,970 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 526 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 14,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Doctoral or professional degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Alaska pays the highest state median at $167,310, which is +19% above the national figure. The top metro is Napa, CA at $200,580 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 321,970 jobs Median $140,910/yr
Median Salary
$140,910
per year
Median Hourly
$67.75/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$140,920
average
Employment
321,970
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Pharmacists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$140,910 Top 6% higher than 94% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Pharmacists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Pharmacists sits on the slower-growing side at +4.6% growth and $140,910 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4.6%
About average
Annual Openings
14,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Doctoral or professional degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Pharmacists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Reading Comprehension 4.0
Active Listening 4.0
Speaking 4.0
Writing 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.9
Monitoring 3.9
Judgment and Decision Making 3.8
Active Learning 3.6
Social Perceptiveness 3.6
Service Orientation 3.6
Knowledge Areas
Medicine and Dentistry 4.6
Mathematics 4.5
Customer and Personal Service 4.2
English Language 4.2
Chemistry 4.1
Biology 4.0
Psychology 3.7
Computers and Electronics 3.4
Education and Training 3.3
Administrative 3.3
Key Tasks
- ▸ Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- ▸ Assess the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- ▸ Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- ▸ Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- ▸ Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
- ▸ Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.
- ▸ Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
- ▸ Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly.
- ▸ Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.
- ▸ Contact insurance companies to resolve billing issues.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$99,290
25th Percentile
$129,380
Median
$140,910
75th Percentile
$161,840
90th Percentile
$174,230
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $167,310 | +19% above national |
| 2 | Oregon | $165,960 | +18% above national |
| 3 | California | $164,610 | +17% above national |
| 4 | Hawaii | $163,220 | +16% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $160,610 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Minnesota | $159,740 | +13% above national |
| 7 | Colorado | $156,030 | +11% above national |
| 8 | District of Columbia | $153,400 | +9% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $152,880 | +8% above national |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $148,740 | +6% above national |
| 11 | New Mexico | $147,000 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Arizona | $146,930 | +4% above national |
| 13 | South Dakota | $146,790 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Idaho | $144,900 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Indiana | $144,290 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Utah | $144,240 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Virginia | $144,060 | +2% above national |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $143,020 | +1% above national |
| 19 | New York | $142,090 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Montana | $142,080 | +1% above national |
| 21 | North Dakota | $142,040 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Connecticut | $141,290 | same as national |
| 23 | Maine | $140,930 | same as national |
| 24 | Nevada | $140,030 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Wyoming | $139,550 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Nebraska | $139,330 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Illinois | $139,080 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Maryland | $138,990 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Iowa | $138,860 | 1% below national |
| 30 | North Carolina | $138,860 | 1% below national |
| 31 | Texas | $138,260 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Massachusetts | $138,170 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $138,160 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Michigan | $137,860 | 2% below national |
| 35 | Kansas | $137,800 | 2% below national |
| 36 | New Jersey | $137,620 | 2% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $137,610 | 2% below national |
| 38 | Georgia | $137,120 | 3% below national |
| 39 | Ohio | $137,020 | 3% below national |
| 40 | Kentucky | $136,530 | 3% below national |
| 41 | Vermont | $136,270 | 3% below national |
| 42 | Arkansas | $136,060 | 3% below national |
| 43 | Florida | $135,970 | 4% below national |
| 44 | South Carolina | $135,700 | 4% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $135,140 | 4% below national |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $134,970 | 4% below national |
| 47 | Alabama | $134,630 | 4% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $133,430 | 5% below national |
| 49 | Tennessee | $133,390 | 5% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $133,230 | 5% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $132,410 | 6% below national |
| 52 | Guam | $129,090 | 8% below national |
| 53 | Rhode Island | $128,180 | 9% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $111,270 | 21% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napa, CA | $200,580 | +42% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $199,040 | +41% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $177,410 | +26% above national |
| 4 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $173,340 | +23% above national |
| 5 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $172,860 | +23% above national |
| 6 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $172,680 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $172,630 | +23% above national |
| 8 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $172,080 | +22% above national |
| 9 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $171,900 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Vallejo, CA | $170,870 | +21% above national |
| 11 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $170,570 | +21% above national |
| 12 | Corvallis, OR | $170,470 | +21% above national |
| 13 | Salem, OR | $169,210 | +20% above national |
| 14 | Fresno, CA | $169,160 | +20% above national |
| 15 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $168,830 | +20% above national |
| 16 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $167,420 | +19% above national |
| 17 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $166,850 | +18% above national |
| 18 | Redding, CA | $166,800 | +18% above national |
| 19 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $166,500 | +18% above national |
| 20 | Salinas, CA | $166,470 | +18% above national |
| 21 | Ann Arbor, MI | $166,350 | +18% above national |
| 22 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $166,310 | +18% above national |
| 23 | Bend, OR | $165,960 | +18% above national |
| 24 | Walla Walla, WA | $165,210 | +17% above national |
| 25 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $165,130 | +17% above national |
| 26 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $165,090 | +17% above national |
| 27 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $164,910 | +17% above national |
| 28 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $164,810 | +17% above national |
| 29 | Rochester, MN | $164,250 | +17% above national |
| 30 | Boulder, CO | $164,240 | +17% above national |
| 31 | Carson City, NV | $163,990 | +16% above national |
| 32 | Medford, OR | $163,540 | +16% above national |
| 33 | Flagstaff, AZ | $163,260 | +16% above national |
| 34 | Anchorage, AK | $162,980 | +16% above national |
| 35 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $162,870 | +16% above national |
| 36 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $162,520 | +15% above national |
| 37 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $162,440 | +15% above national |
| 38 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $161,940 | +15% above national |
| 39 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $161,930 | +15% above national |
| 40 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $161,870 | +15% above national |
| 41 | Yuma, AZ | $161,630 | +15% above national |
| 42 | Chico, CA | $161,410 | +15% above national |
| 43 | Midland, TX | $161,260 | +14% above national |
| 44 | Yuba City, CA | $161,240 | +14% above national |
| 45 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $160,990 | +14% above national |
| 46 | Modesto, CA | $160,520 | +14% above national |
| 47 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $160,440 | +14% above national |
| 48 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $160,430 | +14% above national |
| 49 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $160,390 | +14% above national |
| 50 | Bozeman, MT | $159,500 | +13% above national |
| 51 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $159,320 | +13% above national |
| 52 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $159,020 | +13% above national |
| 53 | El Centro, CA | $158,490 | +12% above national |
| 54 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $158,130 | +12% above national |
| 55 | Madison, WI | $158,120 | +12% above national |
| 56 | Visalia, CA | $158,080 | +12% above national |
| 57 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $158,080 | +12% above national |
| 58 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $158,020 | +12% above national |
| 59 | Albany, OR | $158,000 | +12% above national |
| 60 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $157,890 | +12% above national |
| 61 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $157,440 | +12% above national |
| 62 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $157,440 | +12% above national |
| 63 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $157,100 | +11% above national |
| 64 | Mankato, MN | $157,010 | +11% above national |
| 65 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $156,990 | +11% above national |
| 66 | Bellingham, WA | $156,490 | +11% above national |
| 67 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $156,490 | +11% above national |
| 68 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $155,890 | +11% above national |
| 69 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $155,560 | +10% above national |
| 70 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $155,540 | +10% above national |
| 71 | Florence, SC | $155,020 | +10% above national |
| 72 | Merced, CA | $154,870 | +10% above national |
| 73 | Duluth, MN-WI | $154,860 | +10% above national |
| 74 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $154,860 | +10% above national |
| 75 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $154,850 | +10% above national |
| 76 | Reno, NV | $154,380 | +10% above national |
| 77 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $154,240 | +9% above national |
| 78 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $154,060 | +9% above national |
| 79 | Colorado Springs, CO | $154,050 | +9% above national |
| 80 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $153,870 | +9% above national |
| 81 | Spartanburg, SC | $153,610 | +9% above national |
| 82 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $153,340 | +9% above national |
| 83 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $153,310 | +9% above national |
| 84 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $152,990 | +9% above national |
| 85 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $152,710 | +8% above national |
| 86 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $152,560 | +8% above national |
| 87 | Fort Wayne, IN | $152,530 | +8% above national |
| 88 | Dover, DE | $151,930 | +8% above national |
| 89 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $151,860 | +8% above national |
| 90 | Wilmington, NC | $151,790 | +8% above national |
| 91 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $151,790 | +8% above national |
| 92 | Ithaca, NY | $151,780 | +8% above national |
| 93 | Kokomo, IN | $151,730 | +8% above national |
| 94 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $151,290 | +7% above national |
| 95 | Williamsport, PA | $151,110 | +7% above national |
| 96 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $151,050 | +7% above national |
| 97 | Barnstable Town, MA | $150,850 | +7% above national |
| 98 | Boise City, ID | $150,710 | +7% above national |
| 99 | Waco, TX | $150,710 | +7% above national |
| 100 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $150,700 | +7% above national |
| 101 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $150,580 | +7% above national |
| 102 | Santa Fe, NM | $150,580 | +7% above national |
| 103 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $150,540 | +7% above national |
| 104 | Chambersburg, PA | $150,510 | +7% above national |
| 105 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $150,500 | +7% above national |
| 106 | Pueblo, CO | $150,160 | +7% above national |
| 107 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $150,120 | +7% above national |
| 108 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $149,790 | +6% above national |
| 109 | Eau Claire, WI | $149,720 | +6% above national |
| 110 | Lincoln, NE | $149,590 | +6% above national |
| 111 | Syracuse, NY | $149,510 | +6% above national |
| 112 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $149,480 | +6% above national |
| 113 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $149,410 | +6% above national |
| 114 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $149,310 | +6% above national |
| 115 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $149,160 | +6% above national |
| 116 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $148,880 | +6% above national |
| 117 | Greeley, CO | $148,850 | +6% above national |
| 118 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $148,740 | +6% above national |
| 119 | Wausau, WI | $148,740 | +6% above national |
| 120 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $148,330 | +5% above national |
| 121 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $148,110 | +5% above national |
| 122 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $148,110 | +5% above national |
| 123 | Midland, MI | $147,830 | +5% above national |
| 124 | St. Cloud, MN | $147,530 | +5% above national |
| 125 | Tucson, AZ | $147,420 | +5% above national |
| 126 | Farmington, NM | $147,390 | +5% above national |
| 127 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $147,330 | +5% above national |
| 128 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $147,330 | +5% above national |
| 129 | Grand Junction, CO | $147,170 | +4% above national |
| 130 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $147,010 | +4% above national |
| 131 | Albuquerque, NM | $147,000 | +4% above national |
| 132 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $146,900 | +4% above national |
| 133 | Yakima, WA | $146,650 | +4% above national |
| 134 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $146,640 | +4% above national |
| 135 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $146,540 | +4% above national |
| 136 | Helena, MT | $146,400 | +4% above national |
| 137 | Decatur, IL | $145,960 | +4% above national |
| 138 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $145,950 | +4% above national |
| 139 | Lubbock, TX | $145,890 | +4% above national |
| 140 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $145,590 | +3% above national |
| 141 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $145,500 | +3% above national |
| 142 | St. George, UT | $145,480 | +3% above national |
| 143 | Dubuque, IA | $145,390 | +3% above national |
| 144 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $145,350 | +3% above national |
| 145 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $145,310 | +3% above national |
| 146 | Bangor, ME | $145,210 | +3% above national |
| 147 | Richmond, VA | $144,940 | +3% above national |
| 148 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $144,900 | +3% above national |
| 149 | Lebanon, PA | $144,750 | +3% above national |
| 150 | Appleton, WI | $144,630 | +3% above national |
| 151 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $144,510 | +3% above national |
| 152 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $144,490 | +3% above national |
| 153 | Saginaw, MI | $144,470 | +3% above national |
| 154 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $144,290 | +2% above national |
| 155 | Terre Haute, IN | $144,160 | +2% above national |
| 156 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $144,150 | +2% above national |
| 157 | Lynchburg, VA | $144,090 | +2% above national |
| 158 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $144,090 | +2% above national |
| 159 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $144,030 | +2% above national |
| 160 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $143,920 | +2% above national |
| 161 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $143,720 | +2% above national |
| 162 | Evansville, IN | $143,650 | +2% above national |
| 163 | Logan, UT-ID | $143,530 | +2% above national |
| 164 | Amarillo, TX | $143,520 | +2% above national |
| 165 | Greenville, NC | $143,480 | +2% above national |
| 166 | Bismarck, ND | $143,380 | +2% above national |
| 167 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $143,280 | +2% above national |
| 168 | Twin Falls, ID | $143,270 | +2% above national |
| 169 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $143,250 | +2% above national |
| 170 | Reading, PA | $143,210 | +2% above national |
| 171 | Traverse City, MI | $143,050 | +2% above national |
| 172 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $143,020 | +1% above national |
| 173 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $143,000 | +1% above national |
| 174 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $142,950 | +1% above national |
| 175 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $142,840 | +1% above national |
| 176 | Elmira, NY | $142,640 | +1% above national |
| 177 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $142,550 | +1% above national |
| 178 | Iowa City, IA | $142,530 | +1% above national |
| 179 | Fond du Lac, WI | $142,450 | +1% above national |
| 180 | Wichita, KS | $142,400 | +1% above national |
| 181 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $142,400 | +1% above national |
| 182 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $142,380 | +1% above national |
| 183 | Kingston, NY | $142,360 | +1% above national |
| 184 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $142,330 | +1% above national |
| 185 | Charlottesville, VA | $142,220 | +1% above national |
| 186 | Grants Pass, OR | $142,090 | +1% above national |
| 187 | Rome, GA | $142,090 | +1% above national |
| 188 | Billings, MT | $142,080 | +1% above national |
| 189 | Fargo, ND-MN | $142,040 | +1% above national |
| 190 | Omaha, NE-IA | $141,830 | +1% above national |
| 191 | Sheboygan, WI | $141,790 | +1% above national |
| 192 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $141,460 | same as national |
| 193 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $141,360 | same as national |
| 194 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $141,320 | same as national |
| 195 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $141,320 | same as national |
| 196 | New Haven, CT | $141,290 | same as national |
| 197 | Odessa, TX | $141,260 | same as national |
| 198 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $141,250 | same as national |
| 199 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $141,180 | same as national |
| 200 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $141,110 | same as national |
| 201 | Green Bay, WI | $141,090 | same as national |
| 202 | Ogden, UT | $141,010 | same as national |
| 203 | Kankakee, IL | $140,960 | same as national |
| 204 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $140,910 | same as national |
| 205 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $140,880 | same as national |
| 206 | Victoria, TX | $140,860 | same as national |
| 207 | Topeka, KS | $140,820 | same as national |
| 208 | Tulsa, OK | $140,820 | same as national |
| 209 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $140,820 | same as national |
| 210 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $140,770 | same as national |
| 211 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $140,710 | same as national |
| 212 | Cleveland, OH | $140,690 | same as national |
| 213 | Bloomington, IN | $140,670 | same as national |
| 214 | San Angelo, TX | $140,670 | same as national |
| 215 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $140,650 | same as national |
| 216 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $140,620 | same as national |
| 217 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $140,550 | same as national |
| 218 | Jackson, TN | $140,540 | same as national |
| 219 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $140,470 | same as national |
| 220 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $140,450 | same as national |
| 221 | Rapid City, SD | $140,340 | same as national |
| 222 | Niles, MI | $140,290 | same as national |
| 223 | Battle Creek, MI | $140,240 | same as national |
| 224 | Fayetteville, NC | $140,220 | same as national |
| 225 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $140,200 | 1% below national |
| 226 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $140,080 | 1% below national |
| 227 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $139,980 | 1% below national |
| 228 | Owensboro, KY | $139,950 | 1% below national |
| 229 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $139,950 | 1% below national |
| 230 | Cheyenne, WY | $139,900 | 1% below national |
| 231 | Peoria, IL | $139,900 | 1% below national |
| 232 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $139,870 | 1% below national |
| 233 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $139,820 | 1% below national |
| 234 | Ames, IA | $139,690 | 1% below national |
| 235 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $139,660 | 1% below national |
| 236 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $139,600 | 1% below national |
| 237 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $139,600 | 1% below national |
| 238 | Sebring, FL | $139,570 | 1% below national |
| 239 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $139,460 | 1% below national |
| 240 | Columbia, MO | $139,430 | 1% below national |
| 241 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $139,410 | 1% below national |
| 242 | Wichita Falls, TX | $139,400 | 1% below national |
| 243 | Kenosha, WI | $139,350 | 1% below national |
| 244 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $139,270 | 1% below national |
| 245 | Goldsboro, NC | $139,210 | 1% below national |
| 246 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $139,120 | 1% below national |
| 247 | Manhattan, KS | $139,080 | 1% below national |
| 248 | Bloomington, IL | $139,050 | 1% below national |
| 249 | Jacksonville, FL | $138,990 | 1% below national |
| 250 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $138,920 | 1% below national |
| 251 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $138,910 | 1% below national |
| 252 | Birmingham, AL | $138,800 | 1% below national |
| 253 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $138,790 | 2% below national |
| 254 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $138,770 | 2% below national |
| 255 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $138,760 | 2% below national |
| 256 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $138,690 | 2% below national |
| 257 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $138,680 | 2% below national |
| 258 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $138,620 | 2% below national |
| 259 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $138,530 | 2% below national |
| 260 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $138,510 | 2% below national |
| 261 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $138,450 | 2% below national |
| 262 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $138,390 | 2% below national |
| 263 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $138,310 | 2% below national |
| 264 | Springfield, MA | $138,230 | 2% below national |
| 265 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $138,180 | 2% below national |
| 266 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $138,170 | 2% below national |
| 267 | Binghamton, NY | $138,120 | 2% below national |
| 268 | Oklahoma City, OK | $138,120 | 2% below national |
| 269 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $138,110 | 2% below national |
| 270 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $138,110 | 2% below national |
| 271 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $138,040 | 2% below national |
| 272 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $138,030 | 2% below national |
| 273 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $137,990 | 2% below national |
| 274 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $137,980 | 2% below national |
| 275 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $137,970 | 2% below national |
| 276 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $137,940 | 2% below national |
| 277 | Pittsfield, MA | $137,910 | 2% below national |
| 278 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $137,900 | 2% below national |
| 279 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $137,790 | 2% below national |
| 280 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $137,770 | 2% below national |
| 281 | Akron, OH | $137,730 | 2% below national |
| 282 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $137,700 | 2% below national |
| 283 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $137,670 | 2% below national |
| 284 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $137,590 | 2% below national |
| 285 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $137,570 | 2% below national |
| 286 | Lawton, OK | $137,540 | 2% below national |
| 287 | Lima, OH | $137,460 | 2% below national |
| 288 | Savannah, GA | $137,420 | 2% below national |
| 289 | York-Hanover, PA | $137,420 | 2% below national |
| 290 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $137,360 | 3% below national |
| 291 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $137,350 | 3% below national |
| 292 | Columbus, IN | $137,330 | 3% below national |
| 293 | Longview, TX | $137,280 | 3% below national |
| 294 | Missoula, MT | $137,220 | 3% below national |
| 295 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $137,180 | 3% below national |
| 296 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $137,160 | 3% below national |
| 297 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $136,970 | 3% below national |
| 298 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $136,960 | 3% below national |
| 299 | Idaho Falls, ID | $136,930 | 3% below national |
| 300 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $136,860 | 3% below national |
| 301 | Huntsville, AL | $136,840 | 3% below national |
| 302 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $136,830 | 3% below national |
| 303 | Tyler, TX | $136,790 | 3% below national |
| 304 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $136,750 | 3% below national |
| 305 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $136,720 | 3% below national |
| 306 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $136,700 | 3% below national |
| 307 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $136,680 | 3% below national |
| 308 | Montgomery, AL | $136,620 | 3% below national |
| 309 | Great Falls, MT | $136,560 | 3% below national |
| 310 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $136,530 | 3% below national |
| 311 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $136,520 | 3% below national |
| 312 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $136,490 | 3% below national |
| 313 | Asheville, NC | $136,460 | 3% below national |
| 314 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $136,400 | 3% below national |
| 315 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $136,310 | 3% below national |
| 316 | Rochester, NY | $136,310 | 3% below national |
| 317 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $136,280 | 3% below national |
| 318 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $136,250 | 3% below national |
| 319 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $136,240 | 3% below national |
| 320 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $136,180 | 3% below national |
| 321 | Corpus Christi, TX | $136,150 | 3% below national |
| 322 | Harrisonburg, VA | $136,150 | 3% below national |
| 323 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $136,150 | 3% below national |
| 324 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $136,110 | 3% below national |
| 325 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $136,070 | 3% below national |
| 326 | Casper, WY | $136,020 | 3% below national |
| 327 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $135,960 | 4% below national |
| 328 | Gainesville, GA | $135,920 | 4% below national |
| 329 | Las Cruces, NM | $135,900 | 4% below national |
| 330 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $135,880 | 4% below national |
| 331 | Winchester, VA-WV | $135,850 | 4% below national |
| 332 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $135,810 | 4% below national |
| 333 | Winston-Salem, NC | $135,710 | 4% below national |
| 334 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $135,580 | 4% below national |
| 335 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $135,500 | 4% below national |
| 336 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $135,480 | 4% below national |
| 337 | Springfield, IL | $135,440 | 4% below national |
| 338 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $135,410 | 4% below national |
| 339 | Warner Robins, GA | $135,360 | 4% below national |
| 340 | Bay City, MI | $135,330 | 4% below national |
| 341 | Pocatello, ID | $135,290 | 4% below national |
| 342 | Muncie, IN | $135,280 | 4% below national |
| 343 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $135,230 | 4% below national |
| 344 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $135,210 | 4% below national |
| 345 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $135,200 | 4% below national |
| 346 | Hot Springs, AR | $135,200 | 4% below national |
| 347 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $135,200 | 4% below national |
| 348 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $135,140 | 4% below national |
| 349 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $135,110 | 4% below national |
| 350 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $135,080 | 4% below national |
| 351 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $135,010 | 4% below national |
| 352 | State College, PA | $135,010 | 4% below national |
| 353 | Springfield, MO | $134,990 | 4% below national |
| 354 | Bowling Green, KY | $134,980 | 4% below national |
| 355 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $134,980 | 4% below national |
| 356 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $134,890 | 4% below national |
| 357 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $134,880 | 4% below national |
| 358 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $134,850 | 4% below national |
| 359 | Punta Gorda, FL | $134,840 | 4% below national |
| 360 | Paducah, KY-IL | $134,810 | 4% below national |
| 361 | Baton Rouge, LA | $134,680 | 4% below national |
| 362 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $134,600 | 4% below national |
| 363 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $134,590 | 4% below national |
| 364 | Mobile, AL | $134,570 | 4% below national |
| 365 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $134,560 | 5% below national |
| 366 | Grand Island, NE | $134,520 | 5% below national |
| 367 | Hinesville, GA | $134,510 | 5% below national |
| 368 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $134,440 | 5% below national |
| 369 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $134,420 | 5% below national |
| 370 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $134,370 | 5% below national |
| 371 | Alexandria, LA | $134,340 | 5% below national |
| 372 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $134,340 | 5% below national |
| 373 | Lancaster, PA | $134,320 | 5% below national |
| 374 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $134,220 | 5% below national |
| 375 | Rockford, IL | $134,190 | 5% below national |
| 376 | Pittsburgh, PA | $134,180 | 5% below national |
| 377 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $134,180 | 5% below national |
| 378 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $134,090 | 5% below national |
| 379 | Jackson, MI | $134,080 | 5% below national |
| 380 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $134,080 | 5% below national |
| 381 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $134,070 | 5% below national |
| 382 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $134,050 | 5% below national |
| 383 | Vineland, NJ | $134,050 | 5% below national |
| 384 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $134,040 | 5% below national |
| 385 | Toledo, OH | $134,010 | 5% below national |
| 386 | Roanoke, VA | $133,980 | 5% below national |
| 387 | Columbus, OH | $133,960 | 5% below national |
| 388 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $133,920 | 5% below national |
| 389 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $133,910 | 5% below national |
| 390 | Johnstown, PA | $133,890 | 5% below national |
| 391 | Lawrence, KS | $133,880 | 5% below national |
| 392 | Columbia, SC | $133,850 | 5% below national |
| 393 | Lake Charles, LA | $133,720 | 5% below national |
| 394 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $133,690 | 5% below national |
| 395 | Abilene, TX | $133,660 | 5% below national |
| 396 | Hammond, LA | $133,580 | 5% below national |
| 397 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $133,560 | 5% below national |
| 398 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $133,530 | 5% below national |
| 399 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $133,520 | 5% below national |
| 400 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $133,520 | 5% below national |
| 401 | Jonesboro, AR | $133,520 | 5% below national |
| 402 | Salisbury, MD | $133,480 | 5% below national |
| 403 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $133,470 | 5% below national |
| 404 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $133,460 | 5% below national |
| 405 | Decatur, AL | $133,410 | 5% below national |
| 406 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $133,370 | 5% below national |
| 407 | Lexington Park, MD | $133,340 | 5% below national |
| 408 | Rocky Mount, NC | $133,320 | 5% below national |
| 409 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $133,310 | 5% below national |
| 410 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $133,300 | 5% below national |
| 411 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $133,270 | 5% below national |
| 412 | Beckley, WV | $133,250 | 5% below national |
| 413 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $133,180 | 5% below national |
| 414 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $133,130 | 6% below national |
| 415 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $133,120 | 6% below national |
| 416 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $133,110 | 6% below national |
| 417 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $133,080 | 6% below national |
| 418 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $133,050 | 6% below national |
| 419 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $133,030 | 6% below national |
| 420 | Worcester, MA | $132,930 | 6% below national |
| 421 | Springfield, OH | $132,880 | 6% below national |
| 422 | Jacksonville, NC | $132,850 | 6% below national |
| 423 | Columbus, GA-AL | $132,790 | 6% below national |
| 424 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $132,740 | 6% below national |
| 425 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $132,670 | 6% below national |
| 426 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $132,650 | 6% below national |
| 427 | Elizabethtown, KY | $132,620 | 6% below national |
| 428 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $132,560 | 6% below national |
| 429 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $132,540 | 6% below national |
| 430 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $132,530 | 6% below national |
| 431 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $132,490 | 6% below national |
| 432 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $132,490 | 6% below national |
| 433 | Knoxville, TN | $132,460 | 6% below national |
| 434 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $132,430 | 6% below national |
| 435 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $132,360 | 6% below national |
| 436 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $132,280 | 6% below national |
| 437 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $132,280 | 6% below national |
| 438 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $132,280 | 6% below national |
| 439 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $132,240 | 6% below national |
| 440 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $132,240 | 6% below national |
| 441 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $132,230 | 6% below national |
| 442 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $132,170 | 6% below national |
| 443 | Glens Falls, NY | $132,150 | 6% below national |
| 444 | Lafayette, LA | $132,130 | 6% below national |
| 445 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $132,130 | 6% below national |
| 446 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $132,130 | 6% below national |
| 447 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $132,100 | 6% below national |
| 448 | Jackson, MS | $132,080 | 6% below national |
| 449 | Flint, MI | $132,020 | 6% below national |
| 450 | Monroe, LA | $131,990 | 6% below national |
| 451 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $131,970 | 6% below national |
| 452 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $131,970 | 6% below national |
| 453 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $131,870 | 6% below national |
| 454 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $131,810 | 6% below national |
| 455 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $131,740 | 7% below national |
| 456 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $131,720 | 7% below national |
| 457 | Enid, OK | $131,690 | 7% below national |
| 458 | Charleston, WV | $131,660 | 7% below national |
| 459 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $131,630 | 7% below national |
| 460 | Sandusky, OH | $131,630 | 7% below national |
| 461 | Gettysburg, PA | $131,450 | 7% below national |
| 462 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $131,450 | 7% below national |
| 463 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $131,430 | 7% below national |
| 464 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $131,380 | 7% below national |
| 465 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $131,320 | 7% below national |
| 466 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $131,280 | 7% below national |
| 467 | Dothan, AL | $131,230 | 7% below national |
| 468 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $131,200 | 7% below national |
| 469 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $131,190 | 7% below national |
| 470 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $131,100 | 7% below national |
| 471 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $130,950 | 7% below national |
| 472 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $130,910 | 7% below national |
| 473 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $130,850 | 7% below national |
| 474 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $130,840 | 7% below national |
| 475 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $130,820 | 7% below national |
| 476 | Burlington, NC | $130,730 | 7% below national |
| 477 | Morgantown, WV | $130,710 | 7% below national |
| 478 | Albany, GA | $130,700 | 7% below national |
| 479 | Tallahassee, FL | $130,620 | 7% below national |
| 480 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $130,560 | 7% below national |
| 481 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $130,540 | 7% below national |
| 482 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $130,540 | 7% below national |
| 483 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $130,440 | 7% below national |
| 484 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $130,410 | 7% below national |
| 485 | Mansfield, OH | $130,380 | 7% below national |
| 486 | Monroe, MI | $130,360 | 7% below national |
| 487 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $130,310 | 8% below national |
| 488 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $130,280 | 8% below national |
| 489 | Jefferson City, MO | $130,190 | 8% below national |
| 490 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $130,180 | 8% below national |
| 491 | Dalton, GA | $130,050 | 8% below national |
| 492 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $129,890 | 8% below national |
| 493 | Utica-Rome, NY | $129,870 | 8% below national |
| 494 | Sumter, SC | $129,820 | 8% below national |
| 495 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $129,630 | 8% below national |
| 496 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $129,490 | 8% below national |
| 497 | Altoona, PA | $129,480 | 8% below national |
| 498 | Morristown, TN | $129,410 | 8% below national |
| 499 | Gainesville, FL | $129,260 | 8% below national |
| 500 | Gadsden, AL | $129,090 | 8% below national |
| 501 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $129,060 | 8% below national |
| 502 | Hattiesburg, MS | $128,980 | 8% below national |
| 503 | Ocala, FL | $128,870 | 9% below national |
| 504 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $128,640 | 9% below national |
| 505 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $128,620 | 9% below national |
| 506 | Johnson City, TN | $128,580 | 9% below national |
| 507 | Erie, PA | $128,360 | 9% below national |
| 508 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $128,270 | 9% below national |
| 509 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $128,100 | 9% below national |
| 510 | Valdosta, GA | $127,810 | 9% below national |
| 511 | Joplin, MO-KS | $127,710 | 9% below national |
| 512 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $126,760 | 10% below national |
| 513 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $126,160 | 10% below national |
| 514 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $125,690 | 11% below national |
| 515 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $125,510 | 11% below national |
| 516 | Laredo, TX | $125,060 | 11% below national |
| 517 | El Paso, TX | $124,910 | 11% below national |
| 518 | Cleveland, TN | $124,160 | 12% below national |
| 519 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $122,990 | 13% below national |
| 520 | Guayama, PR | $117,950 | 16% below national |
| 521 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $113,420 | 20% below national |
| 522 | Mayaguez, PR | $111,950 | 21% below national |
| 523 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $110,750 | 21% below national |
| 524 | Ponce, PR | $107,010 | 24% below national |
| 525 | Arecibo, PR | $105,880 | 25% below national |
| 526 | Aguadilla, PR | $104,900 | 26% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Pharmacists make? ▼
The median annual salary for Pharmacists is $140,910 ($67.75/hour). The salary range spans from $99,290 at the 10th percentile to $174,230 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Pharmacists the most? ▼
Alaska pays the highest median salary for Pharmacists at $167,310/year, which is +19% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Pharmacists? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Pharmacists is Doctoral or professional degree.
How dangerous is being a Pharmacists? ▼
Pharmacists has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.7 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Pharmacists a good career? ▼
Employment for Pharmacists is projected to grow 4.6% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 14,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Pharmacists pay vary by state? ▼
Pharmacists salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Alaska at $167,310/year, while Mississippi pays the least at $133,230/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Pharmacists? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Pharmacists is Napa, CA at $200,580/year. BLS reports wage data for 526 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Pharmacists pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $161,840/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Alaska leads at $167,310/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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