May 2022 data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) detailed that there were over 325,400 pharmacists employed in the United States.  Nearly 37,000 of those employed as pharmacists in the U.S. worked in the four-state Southwestern region.  The U.S. Southwest was a moderately weak one in terms of pharmacist pay.  Arizona and Texas pharmacists, which accounted for about 85% of employed pharmacists in the region, earned annual mean wages that were approximately on par with the national average for the profession.  However, New Mexico and Oklahoma were among the eleven lowest-ranked states for that pharmacist pay metric.  BLS data from May 2022 reveals the following about pharmacist pay in the Southwestern U.S.:

Pharmacist Pay in the Southwestern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AZ	7,730	$127,870	20th
NM	1,820	$122,360	40th
OK	3,810	$121,350	43rd
TX	23,600	$130,280	15th
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 24, 2024