The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $120,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $129,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $148,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $163,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $168,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $148,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $120,950.
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 | $148,670 | -6.01% | 9.20% |
| 2021 | $157,610 | 11.98% | - |
| 2020 | $138,730 | -6.42% | - |
| 2019 | $147,640 | 0.93% | - |
| 2018 | $146,260 | -0.02% | - |
| 2017 | $146,290 | 3.87% | - |
| 2016 | $140,630 | 2.12% | - |
| 2015 | $137,650 | 2.93% | - |
| 2014 | $133,620 | -2.22% | - |
| 2013 | $136,590 | 1.17% | - |
| 2012 | $134,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $148,670 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Visalia-Porterville is 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 9.0 percent (9.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.