Pharmacist Salary by City
How much does a Pharmacist make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$141K
National median
$129K
25th percentile
$162K
75th percentile
$99K
Bottom 10%
$174K
Top 10%
Pharmacist Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$168,400
+20% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$161,800
+15% vs national
San Diego
CA
$157,800
+12% vs national
New York
NY
$157,600
+12% vs national
Seattle
WA
$155,200
+10% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$152,200
+8% vs national
Boston
MA
$151,400
+7% vs national
Hartford
CT
$150,800
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$149,400
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$149,400
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$148,000
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$146,400
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$144,800
+3% vs national
Denver
CO
$140,600
+0% vs national
Houston
TX
$138,200
-2% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$136,800
-3% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$136,600
-3% vs national
Dallas
TX
$136,200
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$135,200
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$135,200
-4% vs national
Miami
FL
$134,600
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$132,400
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$132,400
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$131,000
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$131,000
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$131,000
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$129,800
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$128,200
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$128,200
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$128,200
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$128,200
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$126,800
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$126,800
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$126,800
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$125,400
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$125,400
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$124,000
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$124,000
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$124,000
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$122,400
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$122,400
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$121,200
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$119,800
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$119,800
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$118,400
-16% vs national
About Pharmacist Salaries
The median Pharmacist salary in the United States is $140,910 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $168,400, while the national range spans from $99,290 at the 10th percentile to $174,230 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 29-1051.