The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $86,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $153,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $117,920 | 1.18% | 5.38% |
| 2016 | $116,530 | -0.37% | - |
| 2015 | $116,960 | 2.68% | - |
| 2014 | $113,830 | 0.88% | - |
| 2013 | $112,830 | 1.11% | - |
| 2012 | $111,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $117,920, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the lowest paying city for pharmacists in state of Massachusetts, following city of Barnstable Town (median annual salary of $137,900). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is about 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city Barnstable Town.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| New Bedford | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Peabody | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy |