Insights / Pharmacy pay versus the U.S. median / Virginia
Pharmacy pay in Virginia
Hold Virginia Pharmacists to $144,060 so the offer letter names the figure.
Send Virginia Pharmacists out $161,600 before the range goes out.
Bring Virginia Pharmacists in $140,910 while the manager still has the draft.
Move Virginia Pharmacy Technicians toward $44,610 before the calendar invite goes out.
Each occupation
1Pharmacists
- State median
- $144,060
- 75th percentile
- $161,600
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 1.02
- State employment
- 7,980
2Pharmacy Technicians
- State median
- $44,610
- 75th percentile
- $49,150
- U.S. median
- $45,750
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
- State employment
- 10,720
3Pharmacy Aides
- State median
- $36,390
- 75th percentile
- $43,900
- U.S. median
- $37,680
- State vs U.S.
- 0.97
- State employment
- 510
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 | $144,060 | $161,600 | $140,910 | 1.02 | 7,980 |
| 2 | Pharmacy Technicians | $44,610 | $49,150 | $45,750 | 0.98 | 10,720 |
| 3 | Pharmacy Aides | $36,390 | $43,900 | $37,680 | 0.97 | 510 |
Takeaways
- Park Virginia Pharmacy Technicians beside $49,150 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
- Pin Virginia Pharmacy Technicians beside $45,750 and the intake can see the figure.
- Log Virginia Pharmacy Aides as $36,390 so the huddle hears the cell.
- Cite Virginia Pharmacy Aides at $43,900 rather than a statewide average.
For recruiters
- List Virginia Pharmacy Aides at $37,680 so finance sees the same cell.
- Start Virginia Pharmacists from $144,060 inside the Hiring Pack before you post.
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 Virginia 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 A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table.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. Virginia is 16 of 48. A row links to the Virginia 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: $144,060 is stated as about $144.1K. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 1.02 is stated as 2 percent. $161,600 is stated as about $161.6K. $36,390 is stated as about $36.4K. a comparison of 0.97 is stated as 3 percent. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req. First pack each month free, then $24.