State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Pharmacists in Alaska earn a median of $167,310. In District of Columbia, $153,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.1% — not 9.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.1%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+17.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Pharmacists
- Median
- $167,310
- p25
- $158,000
- p75
- $173,600
- p10
- $133,830
- p90
- $196,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
District of Columbia
Pharmacists
- Median
- $153,400
- p25
- $132,840
- p75
- $165,710
- p10
- $64,870
- p90
- $196,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.