Pharmacist pay varies widely across the country, with the gap between the highest- and lowest-paying states topping $39,000 a year, according to data released May 15 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Alaska pharmacists earn the highest annual median pay in the country, while those in Rhode Island earn the lowest. Nationally, pharmacists reported median hourly pay of $67.75 and annual median pay of $140,920, according to the BLS.
Below are the median hourly and annual pay for pharmacists in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., based on May 2025 data from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program. States are listed in descending order by annual wage.
| State | Median hourly wage | Median annual wage |
| Alaska | $80.44 | $167,310 |
| Oregon | $79.79 | $165,960 |
| California | $79.14 | $164,610 |
| Hawaii | $78.47 | $163,220 |
| Washington | $77.22 | $160,610 |
| Minnesota | $76.80 | $159,740 |
| Colorado | $75.01 | $156,030 |
| District of Columbia | $73.75 | $153,400 |
| Delaware | $73.50 | $152,880 |
| Wisconsin | $71.51 | $148,740 |
| New Mexico | $70.67 | $147,000 |
| Arizona | $70.64 | $146,930 |
| South Dakota | $70.57 | $146,790 |
| Idaho | $69.66 | $144,900 |
| Indiana | $69.37 | $144,290 |
| Utah | $69.34 | $144,240 |
| Virginia | $69.26 | $144,060 |
| New Hampshire | $68.76 | $143,020 |
| New York | $68.31 | $142,090 |
| Montana | $68.31 | $142,080 |
| North Dakota | $68.29 | $142,040 |
| Connecticut | $67.93 | $141,290 |
| Maine | $67.75 | $140,930 |
| Nevada | $67.32 | $140,030 |
| Wyoming | $67.09 | $139,550 |
| Nebraska | $66.99 | $139,330 |
| Illinois | $66.86 | $139,080 |
| Maryland | $66.82 | $138,990 |
| Iowa | $66.76 | $138,860 |
| North Carolina | $66.76 | $138,860 |
| Texas | $66.47 | $138,260 |
| Massachusetts | $66.43 | $138,170 |
| Pennsylvania | $66.42 | $138,160 |
| Michigan | $66.28 | $137,860 |
| Kansas | $66.25 | $137,800 |
| New Jersey | $66.16 | $137,620 |
| Missouri | $66.16 | $137,610 |
| Georgia | $65.92 | $137,120 |
| Ohio | $65.87 | $137,020 |
| Kentucky | $65.64 | $136,530 |
| Vermont | $65.52 | $136,270 |
| Arkansas | $65.41 | $136,060 |
| Florida | $65.37 | $135,970 |
| South Carolina | $65.24 | $135,700 |
| Oklahoma | $64.97 | $135,140 |
| Alabama | $64.72 | $134,630 |
| West Virginia | $64.15 | $133,430 |
| Tennessee | $64.13 | $133,390 |
| Mississippi | $64.05 | $133,230 |
| Louisiana | $63.66 | $132,410 |
| Rhode Island | $61.63 | $128,180 |
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