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Pharmacists salary in Huntsville, AL

Median pay for pharmacists in Huntsville, AL: $133,540/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $77,810 – $156,120 · about 550 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($135,000) by −$1,460 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Huntsville

With Huntsville's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $133,540 has the buying power of about $142,353 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,521 · median home $316,645 · median rent $1,385/mo.

Full Huntsville cost of living & taxes →

How Huntsville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Huntsville, AL is 111th of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Huntsville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 102nd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Huntsville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Huntsville

A median home in Huntsville, AL costs $316,645 — about 2.4× 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 $1,385/mo works out at 12% 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 Huntsville.

MetroMedian payvs HuntsvilleRent vs Huntsville
San Jose, CA $190,570 +43% 2.6×
San Francisco, CA $180,420 +35% 2.4×
Vallejo, CA $179,210 +34% 1.7×
Santa Rosa, CA $170,100 +27% 1.9×

Same job elsewhere in AL

MetroMedian payvs HuntsvilleRent vs Huntsville
Montgomery, AL $135,030 +1%
Tuscaloosa, AL $133,170 +0% 1.1×
Birmingham, AL $132,700 −1%
Mobile, AL $132,660 −1%

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

Who hires pharmacists around Huntsville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Huntsville

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.