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Pharmacists Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Pharmacists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,520
25th Percentile Wage
$103,550
50th Percentile Wage
$120,020
75th Percentile Wage
$138,340
90th Percentile Wage
$159,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $120,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,520.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$120,020
0.82% 7.20%
2016
$119,040
1.17% -
2015
$117,650
0.54% -
2014
$117,010
3.20% -
2013
$113,260
1.66% -
2012
$111,380
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Table 2. Compare Pharmacists Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $120,020 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Philadelphia is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 4.1 percent (4.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$132,520
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$131,790
Williamsport
$131,470
Gettysburg
$130,070
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$129,720
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$129,310
Pittsburgh
$128,760
Lancaster
$128,550
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$128,490
Reading
$127,400
York-Hanover
$127,080
State College
$126,590
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$126,410
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$126,300
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$126,190
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$126,110
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$126,100
Lebanon
$124,160
East Stroudsburg
$123,620
Altoona
$120,620
Erie
$120,470
Philadelphia
$120,020
Johnstown
$118,710
Newark-Union
$117,820
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$115,110