Highest-paying Cities for Pharmacists

The top 100 highest paying cities for pharmacists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of pharmacists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $179,820, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for pharmacists. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $175,980). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of pharmacists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Pharmacists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$179,820	$136,660	1,670
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$175,980	$133,370	4,370
3	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$174,460	$134,130	460
4	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$164,800	$134,560	340
5	Napa, California	$161,450	$136,270	130
6	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$159,990	$64,680	2,260
7	Fairbanks, Alaska	$159,230	$126,510	40
8	Salinas, California	$158,760	$131,680	290
9	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$157,690	$128,270	200
10	Chico, California	$157,290	$129,020	200
11	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$156,460	$129,070	210
12	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$155,460	$127,520	2,740
13	Modesto, California	$154,830	$126,560	420
14	North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$154,640	$136,100	30
15	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$154,270	$129,570	100
16	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$154,240	$132,480	110
17	Flagstaff, Arizona	$153,100	$108,240	110
18	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$153,100	$128,380	330
19	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$152,720	$126,300	660
20	Stockton, California	$152,510	$124,550	570
21	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$152,510	$96,770	3,000
22	Yuba City, California	$152,390	$122,520	120
23	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$151,820	$129,900	220
24	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$150,890	$127,370	230
25	Anchorage, Alaska	$150,730	$83,460	310
26	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$150,500	$80,280	760
27	Redding, California	$150,260	$126,220	150
28	El Centro, California	$149,970	$122,930	90
29	Fresno, California	$149,630	$119,390	790
30	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$149,500	$129,800	110
31	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$148,870	$66,000	160
32	Visalia-Porterville, California	$148,670	$120,950	310
33	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$147,460	$58,070	1,490
34	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$147,440	$110,530	40
35	Yuma, Arizona	$147,090	$95,390	110
36	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$146,840	$111,930	100
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$146,140	$102,250	2,430
38	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$145,550	$109,660	60
39	Walla Walla, Washington	$145,220	$55,300	60
40	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$144,700	$128,960	150
41	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$144,430	$107,780	2,370
42	Boulder, Colorado	$144,200	$105,880	260
43	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$143,950	$84,350	12,740
44	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$143,820	$90,090	90
45	Bend, Oregon	$143,740	$104,450	140
46	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$143,060	$122,220	4,060
47	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$142,460	$108,550	170
48	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$142,410	$113,020	200
49	Salem, Oregon	$142,090	$125,950	310
50	Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$142,010	$111,370	90
51	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$141,760	$110,910	260
52	Medford, Oregon	$141,430	$123,530	190
53	Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$140,680	$111,070	40
54	Albany, Oregon	$140,590	$67,720	80
55	Carson City, Nevada	$140,550	$42,450	60
56	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$140,050	$105,560	30
57	Longview, Washington	$140,040	$101,870	90
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$139,660	$83,100	7,150
59	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$139,620	$104,370	330
60	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$139,470	$109,850	610
61	Odessa, Texas	$139,240	$63,670	110
62	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$139,190	$114,800	650
63	Casper, Wyoming	$139,090	$101,300	60
64	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$139,030	$105,380	120
65	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$138,880	$73,700	150
66	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona	$138,780	$102,480	150
67	Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$138,720	$110,850	50
68	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$138,560	$90,240	160
69	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$138,560	$106,760	130
70	Salt Lake City, Utah	$138,510	$64,230	1,580
71	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$138,490	$52,310	1,780
72	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$138,430	$111,070	4,260
73	Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$138,380	$65,420	280
74	Grants Pass, Oregon	$138,370	$117,690	40
75	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$138,350	$102,810	140
76	Ithaca, New York	$138,190	$103,950	60
77	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$138,110	$100,270	170
78	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$138,020	$57,890	60
79	Wausau, Wisconsin	$138,010	$126,890	110
80	Pascagoula, Mississippi	$137,930	$46,510	90
81	St George, Utah	$137,900	$120,640	150
82	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$137,900	$78,210	170
83	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$137,900	$74,940	4,680
84	Billings, Montana	$137,900	$110,530	230
85	Rochester, Minnesota	$137,790	$127,600	630
86	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$137,330	$101,930	260
87	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$137,320	$101,240	80
88	Bangor, Maine	$137,300	$98,520	170
89	Merced, California	$137,280	$112,470	130
90	Jackson, Tennessee	$137,050	$49,200	200
91	Yakima, Washington	$136,990	$98,980	200
92	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$136,980	$106,530	100
93	Charlottesville, Virginia	$136,970	$100,210	300
94	St Cloud, Minnesota	$136,960	$106,640	200
95	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$136,930	$91,820	2,510
96	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$136,900	$49,970	440
97	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$136,840	$77,160	2,950
98	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$136,830	$103,900	600
99	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$136,810	$105,300	100
100	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$136,600	$103,050	110

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for pharmacists.