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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 260 6.36 3.00 $49.56 $103,080
Fargo, ND-MN 750 5.35 2.53 $41.43 $86,180
Iowa City, IA 420 4.53 2.14 $56.52 $117,560
Danville, IL 120 4.41 2.08 $60.58 $126,010
Springfield, MO 910 4.34 2.05 $63.26 $131,580
Johnson City, TN 320 4.15 1.96 $56.31 $117,130
Morgantown, WV 270 4.09 1.93 $54.23 $112,800
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 460 3.99 1.88 $63.74 $132,580
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 510 3.94 1.86 $57.36 $119,310
Hot Springs, AR 140 3.83 1.81 $56.33 $117,170




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tyler, TX 270 2.62 1.24 $77.78 $161,790
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 380 2.69 1.27 $76.08 $158,250
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 270 1.40 0.66 $75.89 $157,850
Madera, CA 120 2.55 1.20 $75.12 $156,250
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,700 1.49 0.70 $73.48 $152,840
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 210 1.76 0.83 $73.27 $152,410
Salinas, CA 270 1.50 0.71 $73.07 $151,980
Bakersfield, CA 620 1.95 0.92 $72.90 $151,620
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 420 1.59 0.75 $72.57 $150,950
Yuba City, CA 80 1.77 0.83 $72.52 $150,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 920 3.71 1.75 $56.34 $117,190
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 840 2.14 1.01 $63.63 $132,350
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 670 3.92 1.85 $65.21 $135,640
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 580 2.24 1.06 $62.53 $130,070
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 560 2.02 0.95 $62.43 $129,860

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 340 4.55 2.15 $70.06 $145,730
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 450 4.45 2.10 $60.32 $125,460
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 670 3.92 1.85 $65.21 $135,640
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 920 3.71 1.75 $56.34 $117,190
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 240 3.61 1.71 $46.02 $95,710

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 140 2.07 0.98 $78.32 $162,910
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 90 0.81 0.38 $76.81 $159,760
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 90 0.89 0.42 $75.43 $156,900
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 280 1.63 0.77 $75.25 $156,520
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 60 0.98 0.46 $72.08 $149,920


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020