Pharmacist average hourly wage & salary for all 50 states — Alaska tops the list at $138k

Pharmacists in Alaska earn the highest average annual salary of pharmacists in the U.S. at $138,910, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. California is a close second at $135,750 followed by New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.

Here are the average hourly wage and salary for pharmacists in all 50 states, based on BLS data gathered in May 2015, listed in alphabetical order.

Alabama

Hourly: $58.44
Annual Wage: $121,550

Alaska

Hourly: $66.78
Annual Wage: $138,910

Arizona

Hourly: $57.50
Annual Wage: $119,600

Arkansas

Hourly: $55.75
Annual Wage: $115,960

California

Hourly: $65.26
Annual Wage: $135,750

Colorado

Hourly: $55.60
Annual Wage: $115,650

Connecticut

Hourly: $56.69
Annual Wage: $117,910

Delaware

Hourly: $55.40
Annual Wage: $115,230

Florida

Hourly: $55.82
Annual Wage: $116,110

Georgia

Hourly: $56.14
Annual Wage: $116,780

Hawaii

Hourly: $55.54
Annual Wage: $115,520

Idaho

Hourly: $54.59
Annual Wage: $113,560

Illinois

Hourly: $55.76
Annual Wage: $115,990

Indiana

Hourly: $55.40
Annual Wage: $115,230

Iowa

Hourly: $50.30
Annual Wage: $104,620

Kansas

Hourly: $56.43
Annual Wage: $117,380

Kentucky

Hourly: $58.43
Annual Wage: $121,530


Louisiana

Hourly: $54.77
Annual Wage: $113,910

Maine

Hourly: $60.26
Annual Wage: $125,340

Maryland

Hourly: $57.58
Annual Wage: $119,770

Massachusetts

Hourly: $54.66
Annual Wage: $113,690

Michigan

Hourly: $54.44
Annual Wage: $113,230

Minnesota

Hourly: $58.72
Annual Wage: $122,140

Mississippi

Hourly: $57.83
Annual Wage: $120,300

Missouri

Hourly: $58.21
Annual Wage: $121,080

Montana

Hourly: $53.25
Annual Wage: $110,760

Nebraska

Hourly: $48.43
Annual Wage: $100,740

Nevada

Hourly: $57.67
Annual Wage: $119,950

New Hampshire

Hourly: $61.78
Annual Wage: $128,490

New Jersey

Hourly: $57.06
Annual Wage: $118,680

New Mexico

Hourly: $57.11
Annual Wage: $118,790

New York

Hourly: $56.53
Annual Wage: $117,590

North Carolina

Hourly: $59.07
Annual Wage: $122,870

North Dakota

Hourly: $53.90
Annual Wage: $112,110

Ohio

Hourly: $55.31
Annual Wage: $115,040

Oklahoma

Hourly: $56.63
Annual Wage: $117,800

Oregon

Hourly: $58.20
Annual Wage: $121,050

Pennsylvania

Hourly: $53.44
Annual Wage: $111,160

Rhode Island

Hourly: $55.91
Annual Wage: $116,290

South Carolina

Hourly: $57.89
Annual Wage: $120,410

South Dakota

Hourly: $52.62
Annual Wage: $109,450

Tennessee

Hourly: $56.88
Annual Wage: $118,310

Texas

Hourly: $57.92
Annual Wage: $120,480

Utah

Hourly: $55.21
Annual Wage: $114,830

Vermont

Hourly: $59.45
Annual Wage: $123,650

Virginia

Hourly: $56.72
Annual Wage: $117,970

Washington

Hourly: $58.31
Annual Wage: $121,270

West Virginia

Hourly: $58.22
Annual Wage: $121,090

Wisconsin

Hourly: $58.66
Annual Wage: $122,020

Wyoming

Hourly: $56.91
Annual Wage: $118,370

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