The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $94,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $118,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $129,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $129,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $94,260.
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 | $129,720 | 0.43% | 14.55% |
| 2021 | $129,160 | 9.52% | - |
| 2020 | $116,870 | -7.00% | - |
| 2019 | $125,050 | 0.81% | - |
| 2018 | $124,040 | 1.34% | - |
| 2017 | $122,380 | 2.79% | - |
| 2016 | $118,960 | 3.35% | - |
| 2015 | $114,980 | 1.46% | - |
| 2014 | $113,300 | 0.85% | - |
| 2013 | $112,340 | 1.33% | - |
| 2012 | $110,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $129,720 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.