The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $47,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $145,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,770.
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 | $128,010 | 0.60% | 14.73% |
| 2021 | $127,240 | 2.08% | - |
| 2020 | $124,590 | 2.35% | - |
| 2019 | $121,660 | 3.95% | - |
| 2018 | $116,850 | 6.58% | - |
| 2017 | $109,160 | -0.67% | - |
| 2016 | $109,890 | -3.57% | - |
| 2015 | $113,810 | -0.54% | - |
| 2014 | $114,430 | 2.44% | - |
| 2013 | $111,640 | 2.23% | - |
| 2012 | $109,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,010 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Baton Rouge and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Lake Charles | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Monroe | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| Lafayette | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |