Pharmacists · SOC 29-1051
Pharmacist Salary in the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Pharmacists in the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $154,850 per year ($74.45 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $127,610 at the 10th percentile to $179,880 at the 90th. BLS estimates 160 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Pharmacists in the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area earn more than $154,850 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $134,980 and $168,900.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $127,610 | $134,980 | $154,850 | $168,900 | $179,880 |
| Hourly | $61.35 | $64.90 | $74.45 | $81.20 | $86.48 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$154,850 median for Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $134,980 to $168,900
- Washingtonstate$160,610 median for Washington; middle half earns $137,890 to $179,480
- United Statesnational$140,910 median for United States; middle half earns $129,380 to $161,840
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −4% vs Washington overall and +10% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Washington
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for pharmacists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areathis page$154,850 median for Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $134,980 to $168,900
- $172,630 median for Longview metro area; middle half earns $158,120 to $196,530
- $165,210 median for Walla Walla metro area; middle half earns $136,590 to $171,540
- $162,870 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $139,400 to $192,860
- $159,320 median for Mount Vernon metro area; middle half earns $139,760 to $172,040
- $158,130 median for Kennewick metro area; middle half earns $133,170 to $168,440
- $158,020 median for Bremerton metro area; middle half earns $138,900 to $176,340
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for pharmacists · Highest-paying occupations in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.