Pharmacists salary in Shreveport, LA
Median pay for pharmacists in Shreveport, LA: $132,950/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $105,910 – $159,910 · about 500 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($135,000) by −$2,050 (-2%).
What it's really worth in Shreveport
With Shreveport's cost of living at 87 (US=100), that $132,950 has the buying power of about $152,045 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $53,053 · median home $186,193 · median rent $1,348/mo.
How Shreveport ranks for this job
On raw pay, Shreveport, LA is 120th of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Shreveport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 19th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Shreveport is one of the places where pharmacists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Shreveport
A median home in Shreveport, LA costs $186,193 — about 1.4× 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 $1,348/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 Shreveport.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $190,570 | +43% | 2.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $180,420 | +36% | 2.4× |
| Vallejo, CA | $179,210 | +35% | 1.8× |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $170,100 | +28% | 2× |
Same job elsewhere in LA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, LA | $128,310 | −3% | 1× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $128,110 | −4% | 1× |
| New Orleans, LA | $126,550 | −5% | 1.2× |
Staying in LA 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.