The highest-paying states for pharmacists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of pharmacists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $155,830, California is the highest paying state for pharmacists. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $150,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of pharmacists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $155,830 |
$92,570 | 34,100 |
| 2 | Alaska | $150,660 |
$77,580 | 520 |
| 3 | Oregon | $141,380 |
$104,600 | 3,660 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $139,470 |
$84,890 | 870 |
| 5 | Washington | $138,250 |
$104,640 | 7,150 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $137,190 |
$110,610 | 6,630 |
| 7 | Colorado | $136,100 |
$64,600 | 4,990 |
| 8 | Utah | $135,770 |
$87,630 | 2,890 |
| 9 | District of Columbia | $135,670 |
$42,590 | 880 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $135,290 |
$101,470 | 1,220 |
| 11 | Arizona | $134,830 |
$61,330 | 7,730 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $134,640 |
$86,380 | 5,450 |
| 13 | North Dakota | $134,620 |
$35,690 | 1,010 |
| 14 | Nevada | $134,120 |
$49,960 | 2,760 |
| 15 | Virginia | $134,070 |
$89,480 | 7,250 |
| 16 | Maine | $133,640 |
$103,200 | 1,360 |
| 17 | Missouri | $133,550 |
$76,990 | 7,280 |
| 18 | Idaho | $133,540 |
$71,500 | 1,580 |
| 19 | Vermont | $133,320 |
$114,480 | 550 |
| 20 | Connecticut | $132,630 |
$107,190 | 2,990 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $132,600 |
$87,050 | 510 |
| 22 | New York | $132,590 |
$101,750 | 19,930 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $132,530 |
$90,250 | 11,110 |
| 24 | Michigan | $132,340 |
$52,970 | 10,200 |
| 25 | Georgia | $132,230 |
$74,980 | 10,320 |
| 26 | South Dakota | $131,940 |
$101,840 | 1,220 |
| 27 | Texas | $131,830 |
$97,390 | 23,600 |
| 28 | Illinois | $131,770 |
$63,300 | 12,560 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $131,560 |
$44,250 | 1,820 |
| 30 | Massachusetts | $131,440 |
$51,950 | 7,400 |
| 31 | Maryland | $131,390 |
$81,620 | 5,780 |
| 32 | Ohio | $131,100 |
$43,490 | 13,170 |
| 33 | Delaware | $130,900 |
$97,000 | 970 |
| 34 | Florida | $130,670 |
$64,500 | 22,420 |
| 35 | New Jersey | $130,660 |
$105,090 | 9,360 |
| 36 | Iowa | $130,630 |
$105,450 | 2,790 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $130,280 |
$92,010 | 15,190 |
| 38 | Indiana | $129,870 |
$96,180 | 6,710 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $129,690 |
$98,490 | 5,320 |
| 40 | Kansas | $129,640 |
$47,990 | 3,290 |
| 41 | Alabama | $129,200 |
$77,840 | 5,650 |
| 42 | Montana | $129,120 |
$104,850 | 1,300 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $129,080 |
$70,810 | 3,220 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $128,710 |
$55,720 | 7,780 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $128,690 |
$63,420 | 5,150 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $128,570 |
$80,730 | 3,180 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $128,040 |
$85,690 | 3,810 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $128,030 |
$47,350 | 2,360 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $127,730 |
$74,460 | 5,010 |
| 50 | Rhode Island | $126,860 |
$35,360 | 1,280 |
| 51 | Nebraska | $126,450 |
$85,230 | 2,210 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $119,030 |
$104,750 | 40 |
| 53 | Guam | $109,100 |
$82,930 | 90 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $105,390 |
$44,800 | 2,170 |