The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $122,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $129,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $143,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $143,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $122,220.
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 | $143,060 | 3.54% | 19.59% |
| 2021 | $137,990 | 1.65% | - |
| 2020 | $135,720 | 1.74% | - |
| 2019 | $133,360 | 1.34% | - |
| 2018 | $131,570 | 3.06% | - |
| 2017 | $127,550 | 2.55% | - |
| 2016 | $124,300 | 1.87% | - |
| 2015 | $121,970 | 0.27% | - |
| 2014 | $121,640 | 1.53% | - |
| 2013 | $119,780 | 3.97% | - |
| 2012 | $115,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $143,060 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 14.2 percent (14.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.