The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $106,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $127,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $133,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $147,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $133,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $106,510.
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 | $133,850 | 3.68% | 16.13% |
| 2021 | $128,920 | 3.81% | - |
| 2020 | $124,010 | 1.08% | - |
| 2019 | $122,670 | 0.22% | - |
| 2018 | $122,400 | 2.23% | - |
| 2017 | $119,670 | 1.72% | - |
| 2016 | $117,610 | 1.71% | - |
| 2015 | $115,600 | -0.31% | - |
| 2014 | $115,960 | 0.77% | - |
| 2013 | $115,070 | 2.44% | - |
| 2012 | $112,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $133,850 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 14.7 percent (14.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.