The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $127,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $136,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $155,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $173,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $186,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $155,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $127,520.
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 | $155,460 | -2.73% | 14.73% |
| 2021 | $159,700 | 7.05% | - |
| 2020 | $148,440 | 4.21% | - |
| 2019 | $142,190 | 6.20% | - |
| 2018 | $133,370 | -1.90% | - |
| 2017 | $135,900 | 1.25% | - |
| 2016 | $134,200 | -1.03% | - |
| 2015 | $135,580 | 2.58% | - |
| 2014 | $132,080 | -0.77% | - |
| 2013 | $133,100 | 0.41% | - |
| 2012 | $132,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $155,460 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.