Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
311,200	1.2 %	$60.34	$125,510	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$42.50	$53.91	$61.58	$71.47	$78.32
Annual Wage (2)	$88,400	$112,140	$128,090	$148,660	$162,900

Industry profile for this occupation:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Stores	133,410	12.59	$59.43	$123,620
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	77,200	1.38	$61.24	$127,370
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	24,480	0.84	$61.00	$126,870
General Merchandise Stores	17,730	0.57	$62.04	$129,040
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	7,530	1.98	$59.21	$123,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Stores	133,410	12.59	$59.43	$123,620
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	7,530	1.98	$59.21	$123,150
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	3,770	1.42	$60.43	$125,690
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	5,500	1.41	$61.55	$128,030
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	77,200	1.38	$61.24	$127,370

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers	6,640	0.70	$68.82	$143,150
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,610	0.11	$63.80	$132,710
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	50	0.01	$63.45	$131,970
Warehousing and Storage	130	0.01	$63.21	$131,490
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,220	0.02	$62.93	$130,890

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	32,150	1.85	0.87	$69.25	$144,050
Texas	22,770	1.83	0.86	$61.21	$127,320
New York	20,180	2.12	1.00	$58.40	$121,480
Florida	19,890	2.26	1.07	$58.43	$121,530
Pennsylvania	14,750	2.50	1.18	$57.59	$119,800

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

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island	1,520	3.14	1.48	$59.30	$123,350
Montana	1,420	3.04	1.43	$55.42	$115,270
West Virginia	2,100	2.99	1.41	$59.15	$123,030
Arizona	8,240	2.88	1.36	$60.25	$125,320
North Dakota	1,200	2.83	1.33	$48.35	$100,560

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	32,150	1.85	0.87	$69.25	$144,050
Alaska	460	1.45	0.68	$68.56	$142,610
Vermont	620	2.01	0.95	$65.22	$135,650
Oregon	4,100	2.15	1.01	$64.98	$135,150
Maine	1,290	2.10	0.99	$64.75	$134,670

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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	21,310	2.21	1.04	$58.61	$121,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	13,070	2.10	0.99	$68.06	$141,570
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,000	1.92	0.91	$59.84	$124,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,850	2.73	1.29	$60.86	$126,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,850	1.87	0.88	$57.88	$120,390
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	6,080	2.87	1.35	$59.21	$123,160
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,770	2.18	1.03	$58.68	$122,060
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,420	1.78	0.84	$61.09	$127,070
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,100	1.82	0.86	$57.84	$120,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,880	1.78	0.84	$59.78	$124,350