United States
Pharmacists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$137,480
Pharmacists in the United States earn a median of $137,480 a year, about $66.10 an hour.
Median
$137,480
per year
Hourly
$66.10
as published
Mean
$137,210
pulled up by top earners
Workers
328,870
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $165,150 | +20% |
| Texas | State | $136,950 | -0% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $135,720 | -1% |
| New York | State | $136,350 | -1% |
| Florida | State | $135,460 | -1% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $135,830 | -1% |
| Ohio | State | $134,440 | -2% |
| Illinois | State | $135,880 | -1% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $158,450 | +15% |
| Georgia | State | $132,400 | -4% |
| North Carolina | State | $136,000 | -1% |
| New Jersey | State | $132,510 | -4% |
| Michigan | State | $136,070 | -1% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $137,610 | +0% |
| Tennessee | State | $131,290 | -5% |
| Massachusetts | State | $136,030 | -1% |
| Washington | State | $157,020 | +14% |
| Virginia | State | $137,470 | -0% |
| Arizona | State | $138,080 | +0% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $137,960 | +0% |
| Missouri | State | $137,910 | +0% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $136,260 | -1% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $137,910 | +0% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $139,010 | +1% |
| Indiana | State | $138,690 | +1% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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