The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $80,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $119,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $152,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,160.
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 | $127,080 | -0.48% | 9.65% |
| 2021 | $127,690 | 3.75% | - |
| 2020 | $122,900 | -6.15% | - |
| 2019 | $130,460 | 2.26% | - |
| 2018 | $127,510 | -0.50% | - |
| 2017 | $128,150 | 7.22% | - |
| 2016 | $118,900 | -0.19% | - |
| 2015 | $119,130 | 0.32% | - |
| 2014 | $118,750 | 4.35% | - |
| 2013 | $113,580 | -1.09% | - |
| 2012 | $114,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,080 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.