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Pharmacists Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Pharmacists in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$77,160
25th Percentile Wage
$123,860
50th Percentile Wage
$136,840
75th Percentile Wage
$149,050
90th Percentile Wage
$163,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $163,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $136,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,160.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$136,840
3.49% 5.13%
2013
$132,070
1.70% -
2012
$129,820
- -

Table 2. Compare Pharmacists Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $136,840 in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 23.9 percent (23.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$179,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$175,980
Vallejo-Fairfield
$174,460
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$164,800
Napa
$161,450
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$159,990
Salinas
$158,760
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$157,690
Chico
$157,290
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$156,460
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$155,460
Modesto
$154,830
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$154,640
Hanford-Corcoran
$154,270
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$154,240
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$153,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$152,720
Stockton
$152,510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$152,510
Yuba City
$152,390
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$151,820
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$150,890
Bakersfield-Delano
$150,500
Redding
$150,260
El Centro
$149,970
Fresno
$149,630
Madera-Chowchilla
$149,500
Visalia-Porterville
$148,670
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$147,460
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$146,840
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$144,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$143,950
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$142,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$139,660
Merced
$137,280
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$136,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$135,790
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$135,220