The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $104,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $113,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $147,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $104,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $128,620 | 2.30% | 9.60% |
| 2016 | $125,660 | 2.12% | - |
| 2015 | $123,000 | -0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $123,160 | 1.99% | - |
| 2013 | $120,710 | 3.68% | - |
| 2012 | $116,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,620 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.