29 Series · SOC 29-1051

Pharmacists

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$137,480

per year

Median Hourly

$66.10/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$137,210

average

Employment

328,870

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$86,930$127,250$137,480$158,620$172,040
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$41.80$61.18$66.10$76.26$82.71
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$86,930

25th Percentile

$127,250

Median

$137,480

75th Percentile

$158,620

90th Percentile

$172,040

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. California $165,150 2. Alaska $163,200 3. Oregon $163,120 4. Washington $157,020 5. Minnesota $154,610

Lowest Paying States

50. Puerto Rico $107,100 51. Guam $120,530 52. Rhode Island $128,010 53. Virgin Islands $128,300 54. Louisiana $129,650
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# State Median Salary vs National
1 California $165,150 +20% above national
2 Alaska $163,200 +19% above national
3 Oregon $163,120 +19% above national
4 Washington $157,020 +14% above national
5 Minnesota $154,610 +12% above national
6 Colorado $151,680 +10% above national
7 Hawaii $150,710 +10% above national
8 District of Columbia $141,560 +3% above national
9 New Hampshire $141,480 +3% above national
10 Delaware $140,470 +2% above national
11 Wisconsin $140,410 +2% above national
12 South Dakota $140,190 +2% above national
13 Indiana $138,690 +1% above national
14 Nevada $138,650 +1% above national
15 Idaho $138,580 +1% above national
16 Arizona $138,080 same as national
17 Missouri $137,910 same as national
18 New Mexico $137,600 same as national
19 Virginia $137,470 same as national
20 Wyoming $137,470 same as national
21 Montana $137,230 same as national
22 Maine $136,970 same as national
23 Texas $136,950 same as national
24 New York $136,350 1% below national
25 Utah $136,230 1% below national
26 Michigan $136,070 1% below national
27 Massachusetts $136,030 1% below national
28 North Carolina $136,000 1% below national
29 South Carolina $135,900 1% below national
30 Illinois $135,880 1% below national
31 Pennsylvania $135,830 1% below national
32 North Dakota $135,570 1% below national
33 Maryland $135,550 1% below national
34 Florida $135,460 1% below national
35 Connecticut $135,340 2% below national
36 Vermont $134,780 2% below national
37 Ohio $134,440 2% below national
38 Kansas $134,350 2% below national
39 Arkansas $134,230 2% below national
40 Alabama $133,930 3% below national
41 West Virginia $133,910 3% below national
42 Nebraska $133,340 3% below national
43 Iowa $133,220 3% below national
44 Kentucky $132,750 3% below national
45 New Jersey $132,510 4% below national
46 Mississippi $132,420 4% below national
47 Georgia $132,400 4% below national
48 Oklahoma $132,360 4% below national
49 Tennessee $131,290 5% below national
50 Louisiana $129,650 6% below national
51 Virgin Islands $128,300 7% below national
52 Rhode Island $128,010 7% below national
53 Guam $120,530 12% below national
54 Puerto Rico $107,100 22% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Napa, CA $203,950 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $196,250 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $183,510 4. Vallejo, CA $177,530 5. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $174,810

Lowest Paying Metros

521. Aguadilla, PR $100,490 522. Arecibo, PR $102,140 523. Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $102,920 524. Mayaguez, PR $105,600 525. Guayama, PR $105,620
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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Napa, CA $203,950 +48% above national
2 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $196,250 +43% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $183,510 +33% above national
4 Vallejo, CA $177,530 +29% above national
5 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $174,810 +27% above national
6 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $173,510 +26% above national
7 Chico, CA $171,200 +25% above national
8 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $170,480 +24% above national
9 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $169,520 +23% above national
10 Salinas, CA $169,050 +23% above national
11 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $167,910 +22% above national
12 Fairbanks-College, AK $167,100 +22% above national
13 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $167,040 +22% above national
14 Modesto, CA $166,760 +21% above national
15 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $165,810 +21% above national
16 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $165,270 +20% above national
17 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $165,150 +20% above national
18 Visalia, CA $164,840 +20% above national
19 Fresno, CA $164,520 +20% above national
20 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $163,860 +19% above national
21 Redding, CA $163,770 +19% above national
22 Anchorage, AK $163,200 +19% above national
23 Longview-Kelso, WA $163,170 +19% above national
24 Salem, OR $163,120 +19% above national
25 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $162,990 +19% above national
26 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $162,630 +18% above national
27 Bend, OR $162,410 +18% above national
28 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $162,340 +18% above national
29 El Centro, CA $161,570 +18% above national
30 Ann Arbor, MI $161,420 +17% above national
31 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $160,640 +17% above national
32 Urban Honolulu, HI $160,010 +16% above national
33 Yuba City, CA $159,710 +16% above national
34 Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $159,640 +16% above national
35 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $159,530 +16% above national
36 Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $159,180 +16% above national
37 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $159,030 +16% above national
38 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $158,670 +15% above national
39 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $158,450 +15% above national
40 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $158,070 +15% above national
41 Stockton-Lodi, CA $158,030 +15% above national
42 Flagstaff, AZ $158,020 +15% above national
43 Boulder, CO $157,450 +15% above national
44 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $156,760 +14% above national
45 Medford, OR $156,060 +14% above national
46 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $156,060 +14% above national
47 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $155,330 +13% above national
48 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $155,210 +13% above national
49 Rochester, MN $154,610 +12% above national
50 Colorado Springs, CO $154,500 +12% above national
51 Walla Walla, WA $154,040 +12% above national
52 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $153,680 +12% above national
53 Rapid City, SD $153,530 +12% above national
54 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $153,260 +11% above national
55 Bellingham, WA $153,170 +11% above national
56 Kennewick-Richland, WA $153,170 +11% above national
57 Mankato, MN $153,140 +11% above national
58 Merced, CA $153,090 +11% above national
59 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $152,920 +11% above national
60 Carson City, NV $152,610 +11% above national
61 St. Cloud, MN $152,400 +11% above national
62 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $152,200 +11% above national
63 Bozeman, MT $151,690 +10% above national
64 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $151,330 +10% above national
65 Albany, OR $151,160 +10% above national
66 Williamsport, PA $151,140 +10% above national
67 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $151,140 +10% above national
68 Eugene-Springfield, OR $150,950 +10% above national
69 Reno, NV $150,820 +10% above national
70 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $150,750 +10% above national
71 Grants Pass, OR $150,090 +9% above national
72 Spartanburg, SC $149,880 +9% above national
73 Florence, SC $149,780 +9% above national
74 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $148,740 +8% above national
75 Coeur d'Alene, ID $148,560 +8% above national
76 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $148,510 +8% above national
77 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $148,470 +8% above national
78 Arizona nonmetropolitan area $148,440 +8% above national
79 Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $148,430 +8% above national
80 Naples-Marco Island, FL $147,390 +7% above national
81 Midland, TX $146,740 +7% above national
82 Greeley, CO $146,700 +7% above national
83 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $146,700 +7% above national
84 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $146,680 +7% above national
85 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $146,380 +6% above national
86 Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $146,060 +6% above national
87 Grand Junction, CO $145,970 +6% above national
88 Logan, UT-ID $145,940 +6% above national
89 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $145,790 +6% above national
90 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $145,600 +6% above national
91 Corvallis, OR $144,880 +5% above national
92 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $144,540 +5% above national
93 Waco, TX $144,440 +5% above national
94 Syracuse, NY $144,270 +5% above national
95 Pueblo, CO $144,080 +5% above national
96 Madison, WI $143,940 +5% above national
97 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $143,890 +5% above national
98 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $143,840 +5% above national
99 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $143,450 +4% above national
100 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $143,000 +4% above national
101 Midland, MI $142,650 +4% above national
102 Kokomo, IN $142,480 +4% above national
103 Harrisonburg, VA $142,470 +4% above national
104 Janesville-Beloit, WI $142,440 +4% above national
105 Chambersburg, PA $142,320 +4% above national
106 Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $142,130 +3% above national
107 Lewiston, ID-WA $142,050 +3% above national
108 Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $141,690 +3% above national
109 Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $141,630 +3% above national
110 Yakima, WA $141,620 +3% above national
111 Morgantown, WV $141,580 +3% above national
112 Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $141,530 +3% above national
113 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $141,500 +3% above national
114 Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area $141,500 +3% above national
115 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $141,420 +3% above national
116 Santa Fe, NM $141,210 +3% above national
117 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $141,170 +3% above national
118 Fort Wayne, IN $140,880 +2% above national
119 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $140,750 +2% above national
120 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $140,610 +2% above national
121 Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $140,600 +2% above national
122 Lebanon, PA $140,530 +2% above national
123 Farmington, NM $140,520 +2% above national
124 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $140,520 +2% above national
125 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $140,390 +2% above national
126 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $140,380 +2% above national
127 Lubbock, TX $140,310 +2% above national
128 East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $140,210 +2% above national
129 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $140,000 +2% above national
130 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $139,950 +2% above national
131 Helena, MT $139,910 +2% above national
132 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $139,910 +2% above national
133 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $139,810 +2% above national
134 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $139,810 +2% above national
135 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $139,790 +2% above national
136 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $139,640 +2% above national
137 Rockford, IL $139,570 +2% above national
138 Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $139,570 +2% above national
139 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $139,500 +1% above national
140 Saginaw, MI $139,410 +1% above national
141 Decatur, IL $139,370 +1% above national
142 Duluth, MN-WI $139,290 +1% above national
143 Lawton, OK $139,210 +1% above national
144 St. George, UT $139,210 +1% above national
145 Boise City, ID $139,170 +1% above national
146 Raleigh-Cary, NC $139,170 +1% above national
147 Punta Gorda, FL $139,160 +1% above national
148 Sebring, FL $139,120 +1% above national
149 Kenosha, WI $139,050 +1% above national
150 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $139,020 +1% above national
151 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $139,010 +1% above national
152 Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $139,000 +1% above national
153 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $138,980 +1% above national
154 Ocala, FL $138,950 +1% above national
155 Tucson, AZ $138,930 +1% above national
156 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $138,910 +1% above national
157 Eau Claire, WI $138,860 +1% above national
158 Bangor, ME $138,740 +1% above national
159 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $138,690 +1% above national
160 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $138,690 +1% above national
161 Terre Haute, IN $138,670 +1% above national
162 Huntsville, AL $138,590 +1% above national
163 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $138,520 +1% above national
164 Greenville, NC $138,420 +1% above national
165 Kansas City, MO-KS $138,400 +1% above national
166 Twin Falls, ID $138,380 +1% above national
167 Odessa, TX $138,320 +1% above national
168 Richmond, VA $138,310 +1% above national
169 Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $138,310 +1% above national
170 Lexington-Fayette, KY $138,300 +1% above national
171 San Angelo, TX $138,170 +1% above national
172 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $138,130 same as national
173 West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $138,050 same as national
174 Traverse City, MI $138,030 same as national
175 Cheyenne, WY $138,020 same as national
176 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $137,960 same as national
177 Bismarck, ND $137,920 same as national
178 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $137,910 same as national
179 Reading, PA $137,870 same as national
180 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area $137,840 same as national
181 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $137,820 same as national
182 Springfield, MO $137,810 same as national
183 St. Louis, MO-IL $137,730 same as national
184 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $137,630 same as national
185 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $137,610 same as national
186 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $137,600 same as national
187 Manchester-Nashua, NH $137,560 same as national
188 Iowa City, IA $137,540 same as national
189 Albany, GA $137,530 same as national
190 Albuquerque, NM $137,530 same as national
191 Winston-Salem, NC $137,490 same as national
192 Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $137,490 same as national
193 Jonesboro, AR $137,400 same as national
194 Evansville, IN $137,270 same as national
195 Rome, GA $137,240 same as national
196 Billings, MT $137,230 same as national
197 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $137,210 same as national
198 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $137,170 same as national
199 Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $137,100 same as national
200 Charlottesville, VA $137,030 same as national
201 West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $136,900 same as national
202 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $136,890 same as national
203 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $136,870 same as national
204 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $136,800 same as national
205 Appleton, WI $136,780 1% below national
206 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $136,760 1% below national
207 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $136,540 1% below national
208 Cleveland, OH $136,500 1% below national
209 Sheboygan, WI $136,500 1% below national
210 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $136,480 1% below national
211 South Florida nonmetropolitan area $136,480 1% below national
212 Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $136,430 1% below national
213 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $136,380 1% below national
214 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $136,370 1% below national
215 Peoria, IL $136,340 1% below national
216 Fargo, ND-MN $136,270 1% below national
217 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $136,260 1% below national
218 Barnstable Town, MA $136,190 1% below national
219 West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $136,140 1% below national
220 Ithaca, NY $136,120 1% below national
221 East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $135,980 1% below national
222 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $135,970 1% below national
223 Birmingham, AL $135,960 1% below national
224 High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area $135,910 1% below national
225 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $135,870 1% below national
226 Wichita, KS $135,790 1% below national
227 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $135,790 1% below national
228 Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $135,730 1% below national
229 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $135,720 1% below national
230 Asheville, NC $135,670 1% below national
231 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $135,640 1% below national
232 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $135,570 1% below national
233 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $135,550 1% below national
234 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $135,500 1% below national
235 Portland-South Portland, ME $135,500 1% below national
236 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $135,440 1% below national
237 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $135,420 1% below national
238 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $135,410 2% below national
239 Roanoke, VA $135,350 2% below national
240 East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $135,350 2% below national
241 Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $135,350 2% below national
242 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $135,330 2% below national
243 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $135,330 2% below national
244 Fayetteville, NC $135,310 2% below national
245 Ogden, UT $135,290 2% below national
246 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $135,240 2% below national
247 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $135,230 2% below national
248 Victoria, TX $135,210 2% below national
249 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $135,200 2% below national
250 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $135,200 2% below national
251 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $135,200 2% below national
252 Salisbury, MD $135,170 2% below national
253 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $135,120 2% below national
254 Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area $135,100 2% below national
255 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $135,060 2% below national
256 Springfield, IL $135,060 2% below national
257 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $135,010 2% below national
258 Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $135,010 2% below national
259 Great Falls, MT $134,990 2% below national
260 Manhattan, KS $134,950 2% below national
261 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $134,930 2% below national
262 Jackson, TN $134,920 2% below national
263 Wichita Falls, TX $134,920 2% below national
264 Kankakee, IL $134,910 2% below national
265 Oklahoma City, OK $134,870