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Pharmacists salary in Pensacola, FL

Median pay for pharmacists in Pensacola, FL: $137,480/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $72,210 – $163,330 · about 430 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($135,000) by +$2,480 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Pensacola

With Pensacola's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $137,480 has the buying power of about $143,434 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,374 · median home $310,470 · median rent $1,765/mo.

Full Pensacola cost of living & taxes →

How Pensacola ranks for this job

On raw pay, Pensacola, FL is 61st of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Pensacola's cost of living is applied, it ranks 90th.

The headline number flatters Pensacola. 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 Pensacola

A median home in Pensacola, FL costs $310,470 — 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 $1,765/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 Pensacola.

MetroMedian payvs PensacolaRent vs Pensacola
San Jose, CA $190,570 +39% 2.1×
San Francisco, CA $180,420 +31% 1.8×
Vallejo, CA $179,210 +30% 1.4×
Santa Rosa, CA $170,100 +24% 1.5×

Same job elsewhere in FL

MetroMedian payvs PensacolaRent vs Pensacola
Cape Coral, FL $139,610 +2% 1.1×
Jacksonville, FL $137,190 +0%
Naples, FL $136,320 −1% 1.6×
North Port, FL $136,120 −1% 1.2×

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

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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.