Hiring/Pharmacists
Role
Pharmacists by metro
80 metros with a published OEWS median, location quotient, and percentile. U.S. median $140,910 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). National employment 321,970.
| Metro | Score | Band | Median | LQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa, OK | 8.5 | Hard | $140,820 | 0.86 |
| Washington, DC | 8.5 | Hard | $150,540 | 0.81 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.2 | Hard | $136,280 | 0.93 |
| Atlanta, GA | 8.1 | Hard | $139,870 | 1.02 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 8.0 | Hard | $140,710 | 0.66 |
| Richmond, VA | 8.0 | Hard | $144,940 | 0.99 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 7.7 | Hard | $140,200 | 1.04 |
| Akron, OH | 7.5 | Hard | $137,730 | 1.08 |
| Dayton, OH | 7.5 | Hard | $136,110 | 1.08 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 7.4 | Hard | $138,120 | 1.11 |
| Baltimore, MD | 7.3 | Hard | $138,110 | 0.97 |
| Columbus, OH | 7.3 | Hard | $133,960 | 1.14 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 7.0 | Hard | $160,990 | 1.03 |
| Cleveland, OH | 6.7 | Elevated | $140,690 | 1.34 |
| Austin, TX | 6.6 | Elevated | $151,290 | 0.67 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6.5 | Elevated | $134,680 | 1.14 |
| Charlotte, NC | 6.4 | Elevated | $150,580 | 0.90 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 6.4 | Elevated | $138,990 | 0.89 |
| Detroit, MI | 6.4 | Elevated | $137,770 | 1.09 |
| McAllen, TX | 6.2 | Elevated | $137,700 | 0.81 |
| St. Louis, MO | 6.2 | Elevated | $138,530 | 1.05 |
| New York, NY | 6.1 | Elevated | $141,320 | 1.02 |
| El Paso, TX | 6.1 | Elevated | $124,910 | 0.85 |
| Dallas, TX | 6.0 | Elevated | $138,170 | 0.86 |
| Rochester, NY | 6.0 | Elevated | $136,310 | 1.04 |
| Orlando, FL | 5.9 | Elevated | $135,010 | 0.99 |
| Kansas City, MO | 5.8 | Elevated | $139,460 | 1.16 |
| Houston, TX | 5.7 | Elevated | $140,470 | 0.94 |
| Albany, NY | 5.7 | Elevated | $136,720 | 1.13 |
| Miami, FL | 5.6 | Elevated | $135,210 | 1.05 |
| Louisville, KY | 5.6 | Elevated | $143,920 | 1.29 |
| New Orleans, LA | 5.6 | Elevated | $128,100 | 1.59 |
| San Antonio, TX | 5.6 | Elevated | $150,500 | 0.97 |
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4 | Elevated | $133,120 | 1.12 |
| North Port, FL | 5.4 | Elevated | $138,760 | 1.12 |
| Little Rock, AR | 5.3 | Elevated | $136,700 | 1.38 |
| Tampa, FL | 5.3 | Elevated | $137,990 | 1.15 |
| Buffalo, NY | 5.3 | Elevated | $137,900 | 1.26 |
| San Francisco, CA | 4.9 | Elevated | $177,410 | 0.75 |
| Bridgeport, CT | 4.8 | Elevated | $157,440 | 0.79 |
| Knoxville, TN | 4.7 | Elevated | $132,460 | 1.12 |
| Memphis, TN | 4.6 | Elevated | $134,220 | 1.15 |
| San Jose, CA | 4.6 | Elevated | $199,040 | 0.83 |
| Nashville, TN | 4.6 | Elevated | $137,590 | 1.16 |
| Boston, MA | 4.5 | Elevated | $139,660 | 0.94 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 4.5 | Elevated | $161,930 | 0.86 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 4.4 | Elevated | $135,710 | 1.79 |
| Harrisburg, PA | 4.4 | Elevated | $135,480 | 1.08 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 4.4 | Elevated | $148,740 | 1.08 |
| San Diego, CA | 4.3 | Elevated | $165,130 | 0.89 |
| Fresno, CA | 4.3 | Elevated | $169,160 | 0.90 |
| Denver, CO | 4.2 | Elevated | $157,890 | 0.79 |
| Hartford, CT | 4.1 | Elevated | $134,340 | 0.95 |
| Oxnard, CA | 4.1 | Elevated | $160,430 | 0.94 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4.1 | Elevated | $157,440 | 0.96 |
| Riverside, CA | 4.1 | Elevated | $161,870 | 0.96 |
| Greenville, SC | 4.1 | Elevated | $135,580 | 0.99 |
| Worcester, MA | 4.0 | Elevated | $132,930 | 1.05 |
| Birmingham, AL | 3.9 | Standard | $138,800 | 1.44 |
| Allentown, PA | 3.9 | Standard | $138,390 | 1.24 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 3.8 | Standard | $151,050 | 0.97 |
| Providence, RI | 3.7 | Standard | $130,840 | 1.27 |
| Sacramento, CA | 3.7 | Standard | $172,680 | 1.03 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.7 | Standard | $153,340 | 1.04 |
| Portland, OR | 3.6 | Standard | $168,830 | 0.83 |
| Charleston, SC | 3.5 | Standard | $145,950 | 1.12 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3.5 | Standard | $134,180 | 1.43 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3.4 | Standard | $147,010 | 0.89 |
| Boise City, ID | 3.1 | Standard | $150,710 | 1.03 |
| Columbia, SC | 3.0 | Standard | $133,850 | 1.29 |
| New Haven, CT | 2.9 | Standard | $141,290 | 1.29 |
| Omaha, NE | 2.8 | Standard | $141,830 | 1.31 |
| Madison, WI | 2.8 | Standard | $158,120 | 1.32 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 2.7 | Standard | $136,250 | 0.79 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 2.6 | Standard | $165,090 | 0.96 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2.6 | Standard | $147,000 | 1.19 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2.6 | Standard | $144,490 | 1.03 |
| Chicago, IL | 2.2 | Standard | $140,880 | 0.96 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1.8 | Standard | $147,420 | 1.25 |
| Seattle, WA | 1.7 | Standard | $162,870 | 1.03 |