The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $129,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $136,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $151,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $162,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $195,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $195,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $151,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $129,900.
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 | $151,820 | -7.25% | 10.49% |
| 2021 | $162,820 | 9.74% | - |
| 2020 | $146,960 | -2.01% | - |
| 2019 | $149,910 | 7.06% | - |
| 2018 | $139,330 | 1.30% | - |
| 2017 | $137,520 | -0.27% | - |
| 2016 | $137,890 | 0.04% | - |
| 2015 | $137,840 | 3.29% | - |
| 2014 | $133,300 | -0.87% | - |
| 2013 | $134,460 | -1.06% | - |
| 2012 | $135,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $151,820 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 10.9 percent (10.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.