Pharmacists salary by city
Median pay for pharmacists (BLS OEWS, May 2023) across 187 US metros. Typical metro median: $135,000. The cost-adjusted column divides local pay by the metro's cost of living — higher means the paycheck stretches further.
| Metro | Median pay | Cost-adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $190,570 | $168,558 |
| Duluth, MN | $143,660 | $164,784 |
| Vallejo, CA | $179,210 | $163,873 |
| McAllen, TX | $139,240 | $161,766 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $146,110 | $161,467 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $142,890 | $159,212 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $161,460 | $157,693 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $140,950 | $156,453 |
| Brownsville, TX | $133,740 | $156,058 |
| Visalia, CA | $157,510 | $155,213 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $170,100 | $154,282 |
| Sacramento, CA | $168,290 | $154,266 |
| Modesto, CA | $161,630 | $153,747 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $146,970 | $153,619 |
| San Francisco, CA | $180,420 | $153,482 |
| Rockford, IL | $137,500 | $152,497 |
| Waco, TX | $138,950 | $152,466 |
| Boulder, CO | $153,300 | $152,364 |
| Shreveport, LA | $132,950 | $152,045 |
| Fargo, ND | $134,910 | $151,355 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $128,640 | $150,789 |
| Winston, NC | $137,990 | $150,641 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $138,140 | $150,620 |
| Appleton, WI | $141,100 | $150,529 |
| Salem, OR | $154,090 | $150,392 |
| Montgomery, AL | $135,030 | $150,138 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $146,050 | $150,090 |
| Springfield, MO | $133,730 | $150,073 |
| Reno, NV | $146,680 | $149,635 |
| Merced, CA | $149,040 | $149,612 |
| Wichita, KS | $133,750 | $149,573 |
| Mobile, AL | $132,660 | $149,496 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $133,170 | $149,450 |
| Gulfport, MS | $132,740 | $149,349 |
| Davenport, IA | $133,150 | $149,333 |
| Peoria, IL | $132,650 | $149,323 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $136,550 | $149,317 |
| Fresno, CA | $155,280 | $149,302 |
| Riverside, CA | $160,260 | $149,300 |
| Salisbury, MD | $138,260 | $149,240 |
| Kennewick, WA | $147,530 | $149,194 |
| Kingsport, TN | $126,780 | $149,174 |
| Green Bay, WI | $137,350 | $148,978 |
| Durham, NC | $144,730 | $148,674 |
| Lubbock, TX | $134,890 | $148,247 |
| Cleveland, OH | $135,470 | $148,217 |
| Flint, MI | $133,180 | $148,177 |
| Portland, OR | $158,010 | $148,069 |
| Tulsa, OK | $132,990 | $147,939 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $135,800 | $147,843 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $164,130 | $147,837 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $154,160 | $147,802 |
| Charleston, WV | $131,220 | $147,342 |
| Laredo, TX | $130,130 | $147,338 |
| Hickory, NC | $131,370 | $146,989 |
| Little Rock, AR | $131,510 | $146,922 |
| Longview, TX | $130,610 | $146,801 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $132,820 | $146,707 |
| Lafayette, LA | $128,310 | $146,551 |
| South Bend, IN | $133,790 | $146,414 |
| Youngstown, OH | $125,630 | $146,262 |
| Huntington, WV | $128,750 | $146,129 |
| Kansas City, MO | $136,160 | $146,090 |
| Greeley, CO | $141,120 | $146,022 |
| Jackson, MS | $131,090 | $145,920 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $131,300 | $145,912 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $137,180 | $145,781 |
| Madison, WI | $139,630 | $145,548 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $142,680 | $145,369 |
| Syracuse, NY | $138,880 | $145,094 |
| Lexington, KY | $134,140 | $145,015 |
| San Antonio, TX | $136,680 | $144,899 |
| Yakima, WA | $141,670 | $144,706 |
| Birmingham, AL | $132,700 | $144,609 |
| Evansville, IN | $130,120 | $144,581 |
| Canton, OH | $128,000 | $144,463 |
| Memphis, TN | $132,780 | $144,409 |
| Provo, UT | $138,240 | $144,390 |
| Toledo, OH | $130,830 | $144,366 |
| Roanoke, VA | $131,660 | $144,356 |
| Salinas, CA | $163,270 | $144,256 |
| Tucson, AZ | $136,860 | $144,166 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $131,710 | $144,032 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $134,800 | $143,976 |
| Boise City, ID | $135,490 | $143,765 |
| Lincoln, NE | $132,100 | $143,754 |
| St. Louis, MO | $136,470 | $143,693 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $133,710 | $143,478 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $140,170 | $143,438 |
| Pensacola, FL | $137,480 | $143,434 |
| Lansing, MI | $133,310 | $143,304 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $135,940 | $143,132 |
| Anchorage, AK | $152,780 | $143,091 |
| Greensboro, NC | $132,870 | $143,042 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $135,340 | $142,990 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $131,990 | $142,924 |
| Akron, OH | $132,710 | $142,816 |
| Stockton, CA | $153,530 | $142,728 |
| Greenville, SC | $132,760 | $142,639 |
| Spokane, WA | $143,820 | $142,502 |
| Clarksville, TN | $130,480 | $142,363 |
| Huntsville, AL | $133,540 | $142,353 |
| Killeen, TX | $131,430 | $142,342 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $134,010 | $142,225 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $139,490 | $142,173 |
| Omaha, NE | $131,460 | $142,157 |
| Beaumont, TX | $128,920 | $141,998 |
| Ogden, UT | $136,440 | $141,934 |
| San Diego, CA | $157,030 | $141,799 |
| Columbus, OH | $134,060 | $141,668 |
| Charlotte, NC | $137,740 | $141,529 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $159,600 | $141,522 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $137,450 | $141,490 |
| Columbus, GA | $125,610 | $141,387 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $160,690 | $141,295 |
| Columbia, SC | $131,620 | $141,188 |
| Knoxville, TN | $129,990 | $140,935 |
| Des Moines, IA | $130,710 | $140,924 |
| Amarillo, TX | $128,720 | $140,870 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $133,340 | $140,794 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $136,480 | $140,737 |
| Tyler, TX | $130,800 | $140,698 |
| Richmond, VA | $138,320 | $140,659 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $128,110 | $140,421 |
| Augusta, GA | $128,120 | $140,415 |
| Scranton, PA | $131,050 | $140,324 |
| Daphne, AL | $131,890 | $140,018 |
| El Paso, TX | $126,920 | $139,803 |
| College Station, TX | $127,550 | $139,766 |
| Austin, TX | $137,350 | $139,759 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | $130,970 | $139,666 |
| Seattle, WA | $157,400 | $139,624 |
| Denver, CO | $147,610 | $139,560 |
| Bremerton, WA | $149,650 | $139,313 |
| Charleston, SC | $140,660 | $139,132 |
| Erie, PA | $127,730 | $138,926 |
| Buffalo, NY | $131,850 | $138,905 |
| New Orleans, LA | $126,550 | $138,770 |
| Lakeland, FL | $135,530 | $138,674 |
| Lancaster, PA | $133,450 | $137,927 |
| Oxnard, CA | $156,780 | $137,907 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $137,190 | $137,679 |
| Allentown, PA | $136,130 | $137,672 |
| Raleigh, NC | $135,370 | $137,634 |
| Nashville, TN | $133,520 | $137,615 |
| Reading, PA | $132,750 | $137,613 |
| Ocala, FL | $131,810 | $137,589 |
| Detroit, MI | $135,000 | $137,493 |
| Binghamton, NY | $126,580 | $137,452 |
| Rochester, NY | $135,200 | $137,414 |
| Wilmington, NC | $130,940 | $137,193 |
| Hagerstown, MD | $129,900 | $136,221 |
| Asheville, NC | $132,130 | $135,668 |
| Olympia, WA | $144,100 | $135,483 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $139,610 | $135,412 |
| Houston, TX | $135,050 | $135,410 |
| Crestview, FL | $132,640 | $134,856 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $154,390 | $134,546 |
| Gainesville, FL | $130,490 | $134,198 |
| Atlanta, GA | $134,790 | $134,145 |
| York, PA | $129,940 | $133,840 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $136,890 | $133,730 |
| Orlando, FL | $135,540 | $133,419 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $130,860 | $133,142 |
| Chicago, IL | $136,450 | $133,140 |
| Savannah, GA | $127,650 | $133,096 |
| Eugene, OR | $137,700 | $132,987 |
| Dallas, TX | $136,290 | $132,979 |
| Utica, NY | $123,220 | $132,873 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $134,500 | $132,745 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $135,630 | $132,719 |
| Trenton, NJ | $135,900 | $132,692 |
| Deltona, FL | $130,980 | $132,114 |
| Washington, DC | $144,680 | $132,076 |
| Albany, NY | $129,250 | $131,650 |
| Tampa, FL | $134,670 | $131,420 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $137,560 | $131,415 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $129,880 | $131,318 |
| North Port, FL | $136,120 | $130,607 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $123,970 | $129,721 |
| Baltimore, MD | $132,450 | $128,363 |
| Naples, FL | $136,320 | $128,025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $137,440 | $123,349 |
| Miami, FL | $133,830 | $119,397 |
| New York, NY | $133,680 | $118,674 |
| San Juan, PR | $110,300 | $110,300 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $100,930 | $100,930 |
Cost-adjusted = median pay ÷ (cost-of-living index ÷ 100). Source: BLS OEWS + BEA. See methodology.