Average Salary for Pharmacists
SOC 29-1051 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Pharmacists in the United States is $137,480 ($66.10/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $86,930 at the 10th percentile to $172,040 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 328,870 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 13.7% since 2014.
Median Annual
$137,480
Mean Annual
$137,210
10th Pct
$86,930
75th Pct
$158,620
Employment
328,870
Salary Distribution
$87k
10th
$127k
25th
$137k
Median
$159k
75th
$172k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Napa, CA | $203,950 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $196,250 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $183,510 |
| Vallejo, CA | $177,530 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $174,810 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $173,510 |
| Chico, CA | $171,200 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $170,480 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $169,520 |
| Salinas, CA | $169,050 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $167,100 |
| Modesto, CA | $166,760 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $165,810 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $165,270 |
| Visalia, CA | $164,840 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| California | $165,150 |
| Alaska | $163,200 |
| Oregon | $163,120 |
| Washington | $157,020 |
| Minnesota | $154,610 |
| Colorado | $151,680 |
| Hawaii | $150,710 |
| District of Columbia | $141,560 |
| New Hampshire | $141,480 |
| Delaware | $140,470 |
| Wisconsin | $140,410 |
| South Dakota | $140,190 |
| Indiana | $138,690 |
| Nevada | $138,650 |
| Idaho | $138,580 |
| Arizona | $138,080 |
| Missouri | $137,910 |
| New Mexico | $137,600 |
| Wyoming | $137,470 |
| Virginia | $137,470 |
| Montana | $137,230 |
| Maine | $136,970 |
| Texas | $136,950 |
| New York | $136,350 |
| Utah | $136,230 |
| Michigan | $136,070 |
| Massachusetts | $136,030 |
| North Carolina | $136,000 |
| South Carolina | $135,900 |
| Illinois | $135,880 |
| Pennsylvania | $135,830 |
| North Dakota | $135,570 |
| Maryland | $135,550 |
| Florida | $135,460 |
| Connecticut | $135,340 |
| Vermont | $134,780 |
| Ohio | $134,440 |
| Kansas | $134,350 |
| Arkansas | $134,230 |
| Alabama | $133,930 |
| West Virginia | $133,910 |
| Nebraska | $133,340 |
| Iowa | $133,220 |
| Kentucky | $132,750 |
| New Jersey | $132,510 |
| Mississippi | $132,420 |
| Georgia | $132,400 |
| Oklahoma | $132,360 |
| Tennessee | $131,290 |
| Louisiana | $129,650 |
| Virgin Islands | $128,300 |
| Rhode Island | $128,010 |
| Guam | $120,530 |
| Puerto Rico | $107,100 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Pharmacists broken down by industry sector, 2024 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles | $179,790 |
| Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds | $179,790 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $175,180 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $156,600 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $156,600 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $156,600 |
| Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers | $156,470 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $152,980 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $152,660 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) | $152,010 |
| Federal Government, including the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $152,010 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $151,330 |
| Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | $150,760 |
| Office Administrative Services | $150,480 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $150,080 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $149,830 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $149,640 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $149,640 |
| Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers | $149,260 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $148,990 |
| Hospitals | $148,500 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $145,620 |
| General Merchandise Retailers | $145,210 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $144,430 |
| Home Health Care Services | $144,130 |
| Offices of Physicians | $143,840 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers | $143,150 |
| Other Miscellaneous Retailers | $143,150 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | $142,730 |
| Educational Services | $142,560 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $142,360 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $142,320 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $142,260 |
| Social Assistance | $141,820 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $141,770 |
| Individual and Family Services | $140,080 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $140,080 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $138,980 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | $138,980 |
| Warehousing and Storage | $138,980 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $138,480 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $138,480 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $138,480 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers | $138,130 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) | $138,130 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $137,770 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $137,610 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $137,610 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $137,340 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $137,340 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | $136,750 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $136,630 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $136,100 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $135,800 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) | $135,800 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $135,790 |
| Wholesale Trade | $135,550 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers | $135,470 |
| Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers | $135,470 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $134,920 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $134,920 |
| Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers | $134,630 |
| Insurance Carriers | $134,630 |
| Finance and Insurance | $134,210 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | $134,210 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $134,170 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $134,130 |
| Manufacturing | $133,470 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $133,400 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $133,360 |
| Chemical Manufacturing | $133,360 |
| Retail Trade | $133,250 |
| Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) | $132,540 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | $132,540 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $132,540 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $131,790 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $131,790 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $131,640 |
| Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | $131,640 |
| Health and Personal Care Retailers | $131,640 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $131,360 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $131,020 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $131,020 |
| Temporary Help Services | $130,720 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | $129,890 |
| Employment Services | $129,730 |
| Other Insurance Related Activities | $129,460 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | $128,870 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $128,020 |
| Educational Services | $128,020 |
| Publishing Industries | $126,320 |
| Software Publishers | $126,270 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $124,040 |
| Other Support Services | $117,480 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $89,580 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $137,480 |
| 2023 | $136,030 |
| 2022 | $132,750 |
| 2021 | $128,570 |
| 2020 | $128,710 |
| 2019 | $128,090 |
| 2018 | $126,120 |
| 2017 | $124,170 |
| 2016 | $122,230 |
| 2015 | $121,500 |
| 2014 | $120,950 |