25 Cities With The Highest Pharmacist Salaries

Pharmacy is a financially rewarding career. Both high salaries and the predicted expansion of pharmacist roles are credited with fueling the explosion of new pharmacy schools, which many in the industry fear will eventually put the brakes on pharmacist salaries.

Even so, the average salary for pharmacists in the United States can vary greatly by location, according to ValuePenguin. It recently analyzed median salaries, cost of living, and pharmacist demand in compiling its list of top cities for pharmacists (See 2015’s Top Cities for pharmacists).

ValuePenguin analyzed median salaries in 396 small, mid-sized, and large cities based on data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2014.

Of course, we realize that a $140,000 salary in Georgia, practically speaking, is more than a similar salary in California. We make no judgment on cost of living. Rather, we just present the information for your edification.

#1. Santa Cruz - Watsonville, California
Average pharmacist salary, $164,850 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#2. Gadsden - Alabama
Average pharmacist salary, $155,940 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#3. Fresno - California
Average pharmacist salary, $143,980 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#4. Chico - California
Average pharmacist salary, $142,380 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#5. Annistone Oxford - Alabama
Average pharmacist salary, $140,830 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#6. Santa Barbara Santa Maria - Goleta - California
Average pharmacist salary, $140,110 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#7. Modesto - California
Average pharmacist salary, $140,020 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#8. Brownsville - Harlingen - Texas
Average pharmacist salary, $139,810 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#9. Dalton - Georgia
Average pharmacist salary, $139,500 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#10. San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara -California
Average pharmacist salary, $139,330 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#11. Lake Havasu City - Kingman - Arizona
Average pharmacist salary, $138,960 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#12. Redding -California
Average pharmacist salary, $138,070 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#13. Odessa - Texas
Average pharmacist salary, $137,560 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#14. San Fransisco - San Mateo - RedWood City - California
Average pharmacist salary, $137,380 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#15. Oakland - Fremont - Hayward - California
Average pharmacist salary, $137,310 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#16. Bakersfield - Delano - California
Average pharmacist salary, $136,970 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#17. Hanford - Corcoran - California
Average pharmacist salary, $136,910 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#18. Yubacity - California
Average pharmacist salary, $136,850 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#19. Merced - California
Average pharmacist salary, $136,840 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#20. Portsmouth - New Hampshire
Average pharmacist salary, $136,530 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#21. Santa Rosa - Petaluma - California
Average pharmacist salary, $136,420 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#22. Napa - California
Average pharmacist salary, $135,990 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#23. El Centro - California
Average pharmacist salary, $135,320 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#24. Laredo - Texas
Average pharmacist salary, $134,900 (Source: ValuePenguin)

#25. Longview - Texas
Average pharmacist salary, $134,860 (Source: ValuePenguin)