The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $81,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $128,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $134,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $144,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $134,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,590.
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 | $134,920 | 5.36% | 7.69% |
| 2021 | $127,690 | -3.05% | - |
| 2020 | $131,580 | 0.14% | - |
| 2019 | $131,400 | 3.11% | - |
| 2018 | $127,310 | 2.95% | - |
| 2017 | $123,560 | -14.59% | - |
| 2016 | $141,590 | 4.68% | - |
| 2015 | $134,960 | 0.90% | - |
| 2014 | $133,750 | 5.87% | - |
| 2013 | $125,900 | 1.07% | - |
| 2012 | $124,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $134,920 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 9.0 percent (9.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.