The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists in Lewiston-Auburn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $65,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $129,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $134,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $162,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $134,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $134,940 | 4.45% | 15.91% |
| 2021 | $128,940 | -4.17% | - |
| 2020 | $134,320 | 5.04% | - |
| 2019 | $127,550 | 2.07% | - |
| 2018 | $124,910 | 0.56% | - |
| 2017 | $124,210 | 2.25% | - |
| 2016 | $121,410 | -2.16% | - |
| 2015 | $124,030 | -2.75% | - |
| 2014 | $127,440 | 3.15% | - |
| 2013 | $123,430 | 8.07% | - |
| 2012 | $113,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $134,940, Lewiston-Auburn is the second highest paying city for pharmacists in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Bangor (median annual salary of $137,300). Compared with Bangor, the median annual salary of pharmacists in Lewiston-Auburn is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |