The latest state-level occupational data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that there were more than 325,000 pharmacists employed in the United States as of May 2022.  About 49,000 of those employed as pharmacists in the U.S. lived in the six-state Far West region.  Generally speaking, the region is the strongest one in the nation for pharmacist pay.  The top four states in the nation for pharmacist annual mean wage levels were in the Far West U.S., and one other state in the region ranked in the top ten nationally.  BLS data from May 2022 details the following about pharmacist pay in the Far West region of the U.S.:

Pharmacist Pay in the Far West Region of the U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AK	520	$146,400	2nd
CA	34,100	$151,280	1st
HI	870	$136,600	6th
NV	2,760	$125,580	31st
OR	3,660	$141,440	3rd
WA	7,150	$138,580	4th
U.S.	325,480	$129,410	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on March 23, 2024