The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $84,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $135,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $143,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $170,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $193,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $193,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $143,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,350.
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 | $143,950 | 8.61% | 2.38% |
| 2021 | $131,560 | -8.60% | - |
| 2020 | $142,870 | -1.51% | - |
| 2019 | $145,030 | 2.61% | - |
| 2018 | $141,240 | 0.65% | - |
| 2017 | $140,320 | -0.14% | - |
| 2016 | $140,520 | 0.26% | - |
| 2015 | $140,160 | -0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $140,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $143,950 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.