The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $136,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $160,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $179,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $203,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $211,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $211,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $179,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $136,660.
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 | $179,820 | 7.37% | 26.29% |
| 2021 | $166,570 | 2.82% | - |
| 2020 | $161,880 | 3.65% | - |
| 2019 | $155,970 | 3.37% | - |
| 2018 | $150,720 | 0.56% | - |
| 2017 | $149,880 | 2.64% | - |
| 2016 | $145,920 | 1.39% | - |
| 2015 | $143,890 | 2.56% | - |
| 2014 | $140,200 | 2.28% | - |
| 2013 | $137,000 | 3.25% | - |
| 2012 | $132,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $179,820, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for pharmacists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $175,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of pharmacists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.