The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $133,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $154,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $175,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $193,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $205,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $175,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $133,370.
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 | $175,980 | 6.30% | 23.51% |
| 2021 | $164,900 | 2.24% | - |
| 2020 | $161,200 | 4.55% | - |
| 2019 | $153,870 | 2.84% | - |
| 2018 | $149,500 | 2.64% | - |
| 2017 | $145,550 | -0.09% | - |
| 2016 | $145,680 | 1.44% | - |
| 2015 | $143,580 | 2.41% | - |
| 2014 | $140,120 | 2.41% | - |
| 2013 | $136,750 | 1.57% | - |
| 2012 | $134,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $175,980, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for pharmacists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $179,820). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of pharmacists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.