There were nearly 325,500 pharmacists working in the U.S. as of May 2022 according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Pharmacists work in varied settings, including hospitals, health and personal care stores, food and general merchandise stores with pharmacy services, and other businesses involved in the distribution of pharmaceutical products and services. With advanced technical knowledge and skills, pharmacists typically earn higher salaries than workers in most occupations. As of May 2022, BLS data put the mean wage for pharmacists at $129,410 annually. The profession's median annual wage, which is the wage level that separates the top half of earners from the lower half, was $132,750. BLS data further indicated that as of May 2022, about 42.4% of pharmacist jobs in the U.S. were in the nation's 25 largest metropolitan areas. May 2022 BLS data also indicated that pharmacist average pay in the top 25 U.S. metro markets broke down as follows:
Pharmacist Average Pay in the Top 25 U.S. Metro Markets
| Metropolitan Area | Median Annual Wage | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $133,850 | $132,690 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $143,950 | $144,660 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $132,650 | $126,480 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $131,800 | $129,690 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | $132,530 | $133,260 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $137,900 | $133,730 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $132,520 | $129,230 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | $133,900 | $125,190 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | $133,270 | $127,410 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $132,250 | $126,520 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $134,830 | $128,070 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | $175,980 | $167,770 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $152,510 | $146,500 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $133,320 | $122,810 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $143,060 | $141,910 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $138,430 | $136,860 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $155,460 | $150,610 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $130,850 | $119,600 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | $136,100 | $130,710 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $130,140 | $124,930 | ||
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $133,180 | $127,160 | ||
| 22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $130,820 | $123,390 | ||
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $136,930 | $131,490 | ||
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $132,370 | $130,610 | ||
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $146,140 | $143,800 | ||
| National | $132,750 | $129,410 | |||
Report Period: May 2022
Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on June 10, 2023
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