Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

29-1051 Pharmacists

Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.

National estimates for Pharmacists
Industry profile for Pharmacists
Geographic profile for Pharmacists

National estimates for Pharmacists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Pharmacists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
331,700	0.6 %	$ 64.81	$ 134,790	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Pharmacists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 43.26	$ 60.51	$ 65.40	$ 74.78	$ 81.08
Annual Wage (2)	$ 89,980	$ 125,860	$ 136,030	$ 155,550	$ 168,650

Industry profile for Pharmacists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Pharmacists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Pharmacists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Pharmacists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Retailers	134,050	12.09	$ 61.06	$ 126,990
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	86,810	1.52	$ 69.36	$ 144,270
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	23,750	0.78	$ 60.72	$ 126,300
General Merchandise Retailers	20,740	0.65	$ 65.52	$ 136,290
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	7,690	1.95	$ 66.46	$ 138,240

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Pharmacists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Retailers	134,050	12.09	$ 61.06	$ 126,990
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	7,690	1.95	$ 66.46	$ 138,240
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	4,470	1.56	$ 69.20	$ 143,940
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	86,810	1.52	$ 69.36	$ 144,270
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	23,750	0.78	$ 60.72	$ 126,300

Top paying industries for Pharmacists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers	7,620	0.72	$ 78.93	$ 164,180
Other Miscellaneous Retailers	510	0.10	$ 74.14	$ 154,200
Home Health Care Services	2,660	0.17	$ 70.36	$ 146,350
Management of Companies and Enterprises	6,460	0.23	$ 70.19	$ 145,990
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	1,470	0.63	$ 69.92	$ 145,440

Geographic profile for Pharmacists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Pharmacists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Pharmacists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of pharmacists by state, May 2023

States with the highest employment level in Pharmacists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	35,980	2.00	0.92	$ 75.62	$ 157,280
Texas	24,740	1.82	0.84	$ 64.23	$ 133,600
Florida	21,360	2.23	1.02	$ 61.63	$ 128,190
New York	20,310	2.16	0.99	$ 63.96	$ 133,040
Pennsylvania	15,230	2.56	1.17	$ 63.08	$ 131,200

Map of location quotient of pharmacists by state, May 2023

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pharmacists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia	2,530	3.67	1.68	$ 58.17	$ 121,000
Kentucky	5,480	2.79	1.28	$ 62.99	$ 131,020
Washington	9,450	2.70	1.24	$ 71.42	$ 148,550
Missouri	7,720	2.68	1.23	$ 63.74	$ 132,570
Ohio	14,620	2.67	1.22	$ 60.03	$ 124,850

Map of annual mean wages of pharmacists by state, May 2023

Top paying states for Pharmacists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	35,980	2.00	0.92	$ 75.62	$ 157,280
Alaska	520	1.67	0.76	$ 72.89	$ 151,600
Oregon	3,710	1.91	0.87	$ 71.90	$ 149,550
Washington	9,450	2.70	1.24	$ 71.42	$ 148,550
Minnesota	6,250	2.17	0.99	$ 68.85	$ 143,210

Map of employment of pharmacists by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Pharmacists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	21,520	2.27	1.04	$ 64.65	$ 134,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	13,110	2.12	0.97	$ 71.44	$ 148,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,420	2.09	0.96	$ 64.59	$ 134,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,760	2.74	1.25	$ 64.27	$ 133,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,800	1.72	0.79	$ 65.50	$ 136,230
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,760	2.13	0.97	$ 65.89	$ 137,040
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	6,380	3.07	1.40	$ 73.05	$ 151,940
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	6,200	2.20	1.01	$ 63.13	$ 131,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,680	2.09	0.95	$ 62.45	$ 129,890
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,630	2.04	0.93	$ 63.09	$ 131,220

Map of location quotient of pharmacists by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pharmacists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Morgantown, WV	440	6.73	3.08	$ 54.69	$ 113,750
Iowa City, IA	420	4.60	2.11	$ 59.76	$ 124,300
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	180	4.51	2.06	$ 61.27	$ 127,450
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	520	4.01	1.84	$ 57.86	$ 120,360
Beckley, WV	160	3.90	1.79	$ 57.29	$ 119,170
Florence, SC	340	3.85	1.76	$ 81.58	$ 169,680
Charleston, WV	370	3.63	1.66	$ 57.85	$ 120,320
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1,010	3.63	1.66	$ 60.84	$ 126,550
Johnson City, TN	290	3.61	1.65	$ 58.02	$ 120,690
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	160	3.59	1.64	$ 62.42	$ 129,820