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 $144,400, Alaska is the highest paying state for pharmacists. It is followed by California (average annual salary $143,190). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [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 | Alaska | $144,400 |
$110,670 | 450 |
| 2 | California | $143,190 |
$103,180 | 29,860 |
| 3 | Vermont | $139,210 |
$105,050 | 640 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $134,160 |
$81,850 | 6,280 |
| 5 | Maine | $131,210 |
$102,210 | 1,290 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $130,610 |
$100,410 | 5,390 |
| 7 | Oregon | $129,990 |
$104,090 | 4,040 |
| 8 | Nevada | $128,630 |
$106,200 | 2,460 |
| 9 | Virginia | $128,550 |
$84,710 | 6,980 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $128,090 |
$106,260 | 1,080 |
| 11 | Arizona | $127,540 |
$102,170 | 6,740 |
| 12 | Texas | $127,020 |
$98,360 | 22,130 |
| 13 | Washington | $126,670 |
$101,510 | 5,940 |
| 14 | South Carolina | $125,970 |
$89,910 | 4,750 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $125,230 |
$93,630 | 9,430 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $125,120 |
$94,640 | 2,810 |
| 17 | Kentucky | $124,960 |
$93,040 | 4,840 |
| 18 | Missouri | $124,850 |
$105,040 | 6,060 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $124,590 |
$92,440 | 1,550 |
| 20 | Colorado | $124,540 |
$71,630 | 5,270 |
| 21 | District of Columbia | $124,240 |
$102,060 | 940 |
| 22 | Illinois | $123,150 |
$86,210 | 12,020 |
| 23 | Mississippi | $123,150 |
$92,890 | 2,530 |
| 24 | West Virginia | $123,120 |
$43,070 | 2,270 |
| 25 | Tennessee | $122,750 |
$86,710 | 7,440 |
| 26 | Delaware | $122,450 |
$106,320 | 1,010 |
| 27 | New York | $122,210 |
$86,900 | 21,890 |
| 28 | Kansas | $121,930 |
$59,510 | 3,030 |
| 29 | Alabama | $121,710 |
$88,010 | 5,430 |
| 30 | Indiana | $121,560 |
$68,030 | 6,320 |
| 31 | Idaho | $121,510 |
$90,790 | 1,400 |
| 32 | Hawaii | $121,470 |
$96,160 | 1,700 |
| 33 | Arkansas | $121,440 |
$83,270 | 3,550 |
| 34 | Georgia | $121,240 |
$83,980 | 9,880 |
| 35 | Florida | $120,970 |
$87,070 | 20,510 |
| 36 | Maryland | $120,910 |
$85,630 | 6,290 |
| 37 | Ohio | $120,600 |
$57,290 | 12,720 |
| 38 | Michigan | $120,500 |
$85,570 | 9,420 |
| 39 | Wyoming | $120,450 |
$91,600 | 510 |
| 40 | Massachusetts | $120,250 |
$86,230 | 8,240 |
| 41 | Utah | $119,020 |
$41,630 | 2,460 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $118,960 |
$69,550 | 1,490 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | $118,750 |
$65,200 | 13,630 |
| 44 | New Jersey | $117,780 |
$87,560 | 9,480 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $117,690 |
$93,140 | 1,250 |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $117,680 |
$39,190 | 90 |
| 47 | Iowa | $117,680 |
$82,980 | 3,320 |
| 48 | Montana | $117,540 |
$84,640 | 1,190 |
| 49 | Nebraska | $117,520 |
$84,960 | 2,440 |
| 50 | North Dakota | $117,470 |
$86,350 | 810 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $117,350 |
$84,880 | 3,710 |
| 52 | Louisiana | $117,090 |
$73,110 | 4,460 |
| 53 | Guam | $116,440 |
$74,270 | 50 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $93,710 |
$52,270 | 2,020 |
