Average pay for pharmacists, ranked by state

There’s a $35,700 difference in pharmacists’ pay between a West Coast state and one on the East Coast, and a $10,000 salary difference between North Dakota and South Dakota. 

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Here are all 50 states’ and Washington, D.C.’s average wage for pharmacists, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

1. California — $146,140

2. Alaska — $145,910

3. Oregon — $136,520 

4. Washington — $134,290

5. Vermont — $130,460

6. Wisconsin — $129,640

7. Delaware — $129,360

8. Minnesota — $129,160

9. New Hampshire — $128,870

10. New York — $128,260

11. Hawaii — $128,080

12. Texas — $127,320

13. Nevada — $127,250

14. Alabama — $126,950

15. North Carolina — $126,790

16. Maine — $126,520

17. Utah — $125,740

18. South Dakota — $125,220

19. Colorado — $125,040

20. Virginia — $123,380

21. New Jersey — $123,370

22. Connecticut — $123,100

23. Wyoming — $122,760

24. Kentucky — $122,730

25. Idaho — $122,420

26. Iowa — $122,090

27. Louisiana — $122,000

28. Arkansas — $121,970

29. Florida — $121,970

30. Missouri — $121,870

31. Maryland — $121,290

32. Pennsylvania — $121,230

33. New Mexico — $120,950

34. Arizona — $120,880

35. Michigan — $120,780

36. Montana — $120,660

37. Ohio — $120,580

38. Massachusetts — $120,240

39. Kansas — $119,850

40. Georgia — $119,660

41. Mississippi — $119,250

42. Indiana — $119,020

43. Nebraska — $118,940

44. Illinois — $118,770

45. West Virginia — $117,420

46. Oklahoma — $116,450

47. District of Columbia — $116,340

48. South Carolina — $116,080

49. North Dakota — $115,480

50. Tennessee — $115,400

51. Rhode Island — $110,410

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