Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

29-1051 Pharmacists

Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
309,550	1.1 %	$59.45	$123,670	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$42.21	$53.53	$60.64	$70.13	$77.53
Annual Wage (2)	$87,790	$111,340	$126,120	$145,870	$161,250

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Stores	135,300	12.70	$58.84	$122,380
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	75,270	1.36	$60.41	$125,660
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	23,970	0.82	$60.21	$125,240
General Merchandise Stores	19,630	0.62	$60.23	$125,280
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	8,240	2.20	$58.80	$122,300

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Stores	135,300	12.70	$58.84	$122,380
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	8,240	2.20	$58.80	$122,300
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	3,630	1.39	$59.30	$123,350
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	75,270	1.36	$60.41	$125,660
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	5,040	1.27	$60.78	$126,430

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers	5,100	0.55	$66.12	$137,530
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	80	0.01	$65.88	$137,040
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,080	0.02	$62.75	$130,510
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,890	0.12	$61.54	$128,000
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	490	0.17	$61.49	$127,900

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	30,950	1.82	0.85	$67.16	$139,690
Texas	21,250	1.75	0.82	$60.96	$126,800
Florida	20,790	2.41	1.13	$57.55	$119,710
New York	20,400	2.17	1.02	$58.19	$121,030
Pennsylvania	14,610	2.50	1.17	$55.86	$116,200

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island	1,670	3.47	1.62	$58.12	$120,890
West Virginia	2,180	3.13	1.46	$55.35	$115,130
Montana	1,360	2.93	1.37	$53.99	$112,290
South Dakota	1,150	2.72	1.27	$55.97	$116,410
Arkansas	3,270	2.70	1.26	$56.88	$118,320

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	420	1.34	0.63	$67.25	$139,880
California	30,950	1.82	0.85	$67.16	$139,690
Vermont	640	2.08	0.97	$65.11	$135,420
Maine	1,250	2.07	0.97	$63.97	$133,050
Wisconsin	5,390	1.89	0.88	$63.66	$132,400

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	21,140	2.23	1.04	$58.30	$121,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	11,730	1.92	0.90	$66.24	$137,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,540	2.05	0.96	$59.48	$123,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,390	2.59	1.21	$58.06	$120,770
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	6,010	2.18	1.02	$55.84	$116,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	5,970	1.67	0.78	$57.35	$119,290
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,910	2.20	1.03	$56.98	$118,520
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,890	2.27	1.06	$58.38	$121,430
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,550	1.86	0.87	$60.03	$124,860
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	5,390	2.62	1.23	$60.03	$124,870