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Pharmacy pay in North Carolina
Upper-quartile pharmacy pay in North Carolina starts at $159.0K for Pharmacists.
Upper-quartile pharmacy pay in North Carolina starts at $159.0K for Pharmacists.
A national Pharmacists template misses North Carolina: local median pay is about $138.9K, 1% under the national median.
The pharmacy sheet in North Carolina ends at Pharmacy Aides, about $35.5K. Headcount for Pharmacists is 11,430.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $138,860
- 75th percentile
- $159,010
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 0.99
- State employment
- 11,430
2Pharmacy Technicians
- State median
- $44,530
- 75th percentile
- $48,480
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
- State employment
- 17,260
3Pharmacy Aides
- State median
- $35,530
- 75th percentile
- $37,840
- U.S. median
- $37,680
- State vs U.S.
- 0.94
- State employment
- 1,180
Ranked table
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| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacists | $138,860 | $159,010 | $140,910 | 0.99 | 11,430 |
| 2 | Pharmacy Technicians | $44,530 | $48,480 | $45,750 | 0.97 | 17,260 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Aides | $35,530 | $37,840 | $37,680 | 0.94 | 1,180 |
Takeaways
- The North Carolina wage to brief first is about $138.9K for Pharmacists.
- National pay for Pharmacists in North Carolina is about $140.9K.
- Stretch pay for Pharmacists in North Carolina is $159.0K.
- North Carolina closes on Pharmacy Aides, about $35.5K, 6% under the national median.
For recruiters
- Do not use a national pharmacy template.
- Keep the last pharmacy row on the sheet.
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 North Carolina 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 A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table.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. North Carolina is 28 of 48. A row links to the North Carolina 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: $138,860 is stated as about $138.9K. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent. $159,010 is stated as about $159.0K. $35,530 is stated as about $35.5K. a comparison of 0.94 is stated as 6 percent. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K.
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