Pharmacists
United States. Estimated employment 321,970, with pages for 13 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 29-1051
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$140,910 · 50th
$99,29010th
$129,38025th
$140,91050th
$161,84075th
$174,23090th
That is the median — half of pharmacists in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Pharmacists page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Napa, CA | $200,580 | 180 |
| San Jose, CA | $199,040 | 1,960 |
| San Francisco, CA | $177,410 | 3,670 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $172,860 | 240 |
| Sacramento, CA | $172,680 | 2,310 |
| Vallejo, CA | $170,870 | 350 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $170,570 | 330 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $157,440 | 12,450 |
| Syracuse, NY | $149,510 | 740 |
| Kingston, NY | $142,360 | 110 |
| New York, NY | $141,320 | 20,000 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $140,080 | 540 |
| Binghamton, NY | $138,120 | 220 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 321,970 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 29-1051, Pharmacists. Mapped to our taxonomy as pharmacists.
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