Pharmacists salary
The median pay for pharmacists in the United States is $140,910 a year. About 321,970 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $99,290
- 25th percentile
- $129,380
- Median percentile
- $140,910
- 75th percentile
- $161,840
- 90th percentile
- $174,230
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $167,310
- Oregon $165,960
- California $164,610
- Hawaii $163,220
- Washington $160,610
- Minnesota $159,740
- Colorado $156,030
- District of Columbia $153,400
- Delaware $152,880
- Wisconsin $148,740
- New Mexico $147,000
- Arizona $146,930
- South Dakota $146,790
- Idaho $144,900
- Indiana $144,290
- Utah $144,240
- Virginia $144,060
- New Hampshire $143,020
- New York $142,090
- Montana $142,080
- North Dakota $142,040
- Connecticut $141,290
- Maine $140,930
- Nevada $140,030
- Wyoming $139,550
- Nebraska $139,330
- Illinois $139,080
- Maryland $138,990
- Iowa $138,860
- North Carolina $138,860
- Texas $138,260
- Massachusetts $138,170
- Pennsylvania $138,160
- Michigan $137,860
- Kansas $137,800
- New Jersey $137,620
- Missouri $137,610
- Georgia $137,120
- Ohio $137,020
- Kentucky $136,530
- Vermont $136,270
- Arkansas $136,060
- Florida $135,970
- South Carolina $135,700
- Oklahoma $135,140
- Alabama $134,630
- West Virginia $133,430
- Tennessee $133,390
- Mississippi $133,230
- Louisiana $132,410
- Rhode Island $128,180
By metro area
- Napa, CA $200,580
- San Jose, CA $199,040
- San Francisco, CA $177,410
- Fairbanks, AK $173,340
- San Luis Obispo, CA $172,860
- Sacramento, CA $172,680
- Longview, WA $172,630
- Hanford, CA $171,900
- Vallejo, CA $170,870
- Santa Rosa, CA $170,570
- Corvallis, OR $170,470
- Salem, OR $169,210
- Fresno, CA $169,160
- Portland, OR $168,830
- Redding, CA $166,800
- Salinas, CA $166,470
- Ann Arbor, MI $166,350
- Bend, OR $165,960
- Walla Walla, WA $165,210
- San Diego, CA $165,130
- Urban Honolulu, HI $165,090
- Rochester, MN $164,250
- Boulder, CO $164,240
- Carson City, NV $163,990
- Medford, OR $163,540
- Flagstaff, AZ $163,260
- Anchorage, AK $162,980
- Seattle, WA $162,870
- Santa Maria, CA $162,520
- Stockton, CA $162,440
- Santa Cruz, CA $161,940
- Bakersfield, CA $161,930
- Riverside, CA $161,870
- Yuma, AZ $161,630
- Chico, CA $161,410
- Midland, TX $161,260
- Yuba City, CA $161,240
- Minneapolis, MN $160,990
- Modesto, CA $160,520
- Kahului, HI $160,440
- Oxnard, CA $160,430
- Bozeman, MT $159,500
- Mount Vernon, WA $159,320
- La Crosse, WI $159,020
- El Centro, CA $158,490
- Kennewick, WA $158,130
- Madison, WI $158,120
- Visalia, CA $158,080
- Bremerton, WA $158,020
- Albany, OR $158,000
- Denver, CO $157,890
- Bridgeport, CT $157,440
- Los Angeles, CA $157,440
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $157,100
- Mankato, MN $157,010
- Bellingham, WA $156,490
- Wenatchee, WA $156,490
- Eugene, OR $155,890
- Spokane, WA $155,560
- Burlington, VT $155,540
- Florence, SC $155,020
- Merced, CA $154,870
- Duluth, MN $154,860
- Olympia, WA $154,860
- Reno, NV $154,380
- Naples, FL $154,060
- Spartanburg, SC $153,610
- Milwaukee, WI $153,340
- Sierra Vista, AZ $152,710
- Prescott Valley, AZ $152,560
- Fort Wayne, IN $152,530
- Dover, DE $151,930
- Wilmington, NC $151,790
- Ithaca, NY $151,780
- Kokomo, IN $151,730
- Austin, TX $151,290
- Williamsport, PA $151,110
- Indianapolis, IN $151,050
- Barnstable Town, MA $150,850
- Boise City, ID $150,710
- Waco, TX $150,710
- Charlotte, NC $150,580
- Santa Fe, NM $150,580
- Washington, DC $150,540
- Chambersburg, PA $150,510
- San Antonio, TX $150,500
- Pueblo, CO $150,160
- Janesville, WI $150,120
- Killeen, TX $149,790
- Eau Claire, WI $149,720
- Lincoln, NE $149,590
- Syracuse, NY $149,510
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $149,480
- Greeley, CO $148,850
- Philadelphia, PA $148,740
- Wausau, WI $148,740
- Sioux Falls, SD $148,330
- Lewiston, ID $148,110
- Michigan City, IN $148,110
- Midland, MI $147,830
- St. Cloud, MN $147,530
- Tucson, AZ $147,420
- Farmington, NM $147,390
- Grand Junction, CO $147,170
- Salt Lake City, UT $147,010
- Albuquerque, NM $147,000
- Norwich, CT $146,900
- Yakima, WA $146,650
- Helena, MT $146,400
- Decatur, IL $145,960
- Charleston, SC $145,950
- Lubbock, TX $145,890
- St. George, UT $145,480
- Dubuque, IA $145,390
- Bangor, ME $145,210
- Richmond, VA $144,940
- Lebanon, PA $144,750
- Appleton, WI $144,630
- Phoenix, AZ $144,490
- Saginaw, MI $144,470