The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $83,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $118,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $139,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $157,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $171,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $139,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $139,660 | -0.90% | 7.05% |
| 2016 | $140,910 | 0.48% | - |
| 2015 | $140,240 | 3.58% | - |
| 2014 | $135,220 | 0.74% | - |
| 2013 | $134,220 | 3.29% | - |
| 2012 | $129,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $139,660 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.