Pharmacists salary in Houston, TX

Median pay for pharmacists in Houston, TX: $135,050/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $89,270 – $175,460 · about 6,760 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($135,000) by +$50 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Houston

With Houston's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $135,050 has the buying power of about $135,410 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,061 · median home $308,306 · median rent $1,639/mo.

Full Houston cost of living & taxes →

How Houston ranks for this job

On raw pay, Houston, TX is 92nd of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Houston's cost of living is applied, it ranks 156th.

The headline number flatters Houston. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, pharmacists here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Houston

A median home in Houston, TX costs $308,306 — about 2.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,639/mo works out at 15% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where pharmacists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Houston.

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
San Jose, CA	$190,570	+41%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$180,420	+34%	2×
Vallejo, CA	$179,210	+33%	1.5×
Santa Rosa, CA	$170,100	+26%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
McAllen, TX	$139,240	+3%	0.7×
Waco, TX	$138,950	+3%	0.9×
Corpus Christi, TX	$138,140	+2%	0.9×
Austin, TX	$137,350	+2%	1×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires pharmacists around Houston

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Houston Methodist · Healthcare
• MD Anderson Cancer Center · Healthcare

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