The median annual wage for pharmacists was $136,030 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $89,980, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $168,650.

In May 2023, the median annual wages for pharmacists in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

• Ambulatory healthcare services $150,110
• Hospitals; state, local, and private $144,460
• General merchandise retailers $141,880
• Pharmacies and drug retailers $131,290