Bangor, ME · SOC 29-1051
Pharmacists in Bangor
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$145,210
per year in Bangor
+3% above
National Median
$140,910
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$69.81/hr
median hourly
Employment
200
jobs in Bangor
BLS metro-level wage data places Pharmacists pay in Bangor, ME at a median of $145,210 per year ($69.81/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $140,910, Bangor pays +3% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 200 pharmacistss are employed across the Bangor MSA in SOC 29-1051.
The Bangor pay distribution spans from $104,080 at the 10th percentile to $167,530 at the 90th — a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $127,570 and the 75th at $157,610, so half of Bangor-based pharmacistss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Bangor, ME covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide ME data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Bangor
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$104,080
25th Percentile
$127,570
Median
$145,210
75th Percentile
$157,610
90th Percentile
$167,530
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