The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $96,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $122,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $135,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $149,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $162,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $96,920.
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 | $135,770 | 4.54% | 11.35% |
| 2021 | $129,600 | -3.83% | - |
| 2020 | $134,560 | 0.93% | - |
| 2019 | $133,310 | 3.04% | - |
| 2018 | $129,260 | -3.87% | - |
| 2017 | $134,260 | 5.39% | - |
| 2016 | $127,030 | -0.39% | - |
| 2015 | $127,530 | -0.78% | - |
| 2014 | $128,530 | 2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $124,760 | 3.53% | - |
| 2012 | $120,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $135,770 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Staunton-Waynesboro and 7.6 percent (7.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Danville | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |