Pharmacist Pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

According to the most current occupational employment data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of May 2020 there were over 315,000 pharmacists working in the United States.  More than 51,000 of those employed as pharmacists in the U.S. worked in the Mid-Eastern region, which includes the District of Columbia and five states.  The Mid-Eastern U.S. is a relatively weak region in terms of pharmacist pay.  While Delaware ranked among the top ten states in the nation for pharmacist annual mean wages, BLS data indicated that 98% of pharmacists employed in the Mid-East region lived in a state where pharmacist annual mean wages ran below the national average.  A state-level look at BLS data from May 2020 reveals the following details about pharmacist pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.:

Pharmacist Pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
DC	1,070	$123,450	25th
DE	840	$131,550	6th
MD	5,180	$120,920	41st
NJ	9,830	$124,690	20th
NY	19,460	$121,150	35th
PA	14,900	$121,230	34th
U.S.	315,470	$125,460	-------

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 2, 2021