allied · SOC 29-1051

Pharmacists

National median $140,910 / yr · 321,970 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.

National median

$140,910

BLS OEWS

Top state by Score

ND

Score 72 · North Dakota

Top-paying metro

Napa

$200,580 median

Top WageBench Score

72

North Dakota

Top 10 destinations

Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.

Rank	Area	Annual Median	Take-Home	State Tax	COL Index	NLC	WageBench Score ↓
#1	North Dakota	$142,040	$139,199	2.0%	89	✓	72
#2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$162,870	$162,870	0.0%	—	✓	72
#3	South Dakota	$146,790	$146,790	0.0%	89	✓	72
#4	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$151,290	$151,290	0.0%	—	✓	71
#5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$199,040	$187,098	6.0%	—	—	71
#6	New Mexico	$147,000	$139,797	4.9%	92	✓	71
#7	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$157,890	$150,943	4.4%	—	✓	71
#8	Arkansas	$136,060	$131,298	3.5%	87	✓	70
#9	Alabama	$134,630	$129,245	4.0%	89	✓	70
#10	Missouri	$137,610	$131,418	4.5%	91	✓	70

National wage distribution

How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).

P10
$99,290
P25
$129,380
MEDIAN
$140,910
P75
$161,840
P90
$174,230

Hourly mean

$68

Hourly median

$68

Annual mean

$140,920

Total US jobs

321,970

Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 579 scored areas total.

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Area	State	Median	Take-Home	State Tax	COL Index	NLC	HPSA	WageBench Score ↓
North Dakota	ND	$142,040	$139,199	2.0%	89	✓	23	72
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	WA	$162,870	$162,870	0.0%	—	✓	21	72
South Dakota	SD	$146,790	$146,790	0.0%	89	✓	22	72
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	TX	$151,290	$151,290	0.0%	—	✓	23	71
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	CA	$199,040	$187,098	6.0%	—	—	24	71
New Mexico	NM	$147,000	$139,797	4.9%	92	✓	24	71
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	CO	$157,890	$150,943	4.4%	—	✓	22	71
Arkansas	AR	$136,060	$131,298	3.5%	87	✓	24	70
Alabama	AL	$134,630	$129,245	4.0%	89	✓	24	70
Missouri	MO	$137,610	$131,418	4.5%	91	✓	24	70
Tennessee	TN	$133,390	$133,390	0.0%	92	✓	23	70
Wyoming	WY	$139,550	$139,550	0.0%	93	✓	23	70
Ohio	OH	$137,020	$132,909	3.0%	93	✓	23	70
Iowa	IA	$138,860	$133,583	3.8%	88	✓	21	70
Indiana	IN	$144,290	$139,889	3.0%	93	✓	23	70
North Carolina	NC	$138,860	$132,958	4.3%	94	✓	24	70
Mississippi	MS	$133,230	$127,368	4.4%	87	✓	25	70
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	IN	$151,050	$146,443	3.0%	—	✓	23	70
Colorado	CO	$156,030	$149,165	4.4%	103	✓	22	70
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	NC	$150,580	$144,180	4.3%	—	✓	24	70
Washington	WA	$160,610	$160,610	0.0%	107	✓	21	70
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	TX	$150,500	$150,500	0.0%	—	✓	23	70
Wisconsin	WI	$148,740	$140,857	5.3%	94	✓	21	70
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	KY	$143,920	$138,163	4.0%	—	✓	23	69
South Carolina	SC	$135,700	$128,237	5.5%	94	✓	24	69

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Employer benchmark

National percentile wages, 51-state ranking by WageBench Score, top-25 metros, and methodology footer — formatted for HR / compensation review.

WageBench Score blends pay, taxes, COL, demand, license access and livability into one 0-100 number.