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Pharmacy pay in Arizona
Arizona pharmacy staffing talks should open high before Arizona quotes one midpoint too early.
Arizona pharmacists stretch to about $162.0K at the 75th percentile before Arizona discusses medians.
Arizona pays pharmacists about $146.9K, which is 4% above the national median inside Arizona.
Arizona counts 810 pharmacy aides, so Arizona should not treat that bench as optional.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $146,930
- 75th percentile
- $161,970
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
- State employment
- 6,900
2Pharmacy Technicians
- State median
- $47,640
- 75th percentile
- $54,060
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
- State employment
- 12,970
3Pharmacy Aides
- State median
- $43,360
- 75th percentile
- $43,400
- U.S. median
- $37,680
- State vs U.S.
- 1.15
- State employment
- 810
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $146,930 | $161,970 | $140,910 | 1.04 | 6,900 |
| 2 | Pharmacy Technicians | $47,640 | $54,060 | $45,750 | 1.04 | 12,970 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Aides | $43,360 | $43,400 | $37,680 | 1.15 | 810 |
Takeaways
- Arizona budgets that start from about $140.9K miss the stretch Arizona pharmacists already clear.
- Arizona pharmacy aides run 15% above the national median, so Arizona should not assume they lag.
- Arizona's 6,900 pharmacists are a bench Arizona can actually name in a briefing.
- Arizona pharmacy aides earn about $43.4K, and Arizona should budget that row on its own.
For recruiters
- Open Arizona pharmacist talks at the upper percentile before Arizona locks a midpoint.
- Budget Arizona pharmacy aides on their own wage before Arizona staffs only pharmacists.
- Weigh the Arizona wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Arizona median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Pharmacists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Arizona is 11 of 48. A row links to the Arizona metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $146,930 is stated as about $146.9K. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 1.04 is stated as 4 percent. $161,970 is stated as about $162.0K. $43,360 is stated as about $43.4K. a comparison of 1.15 is stated as 15 percent. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K.
Sources
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