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State comparison · 2025

Pharmacists salary: Alaska vs Nebraska

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Pharmacists in Alaska earn a median of $167,310. In Nebraska, $139,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.7% — not 20.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+20.1%
Alaska vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+5.7%
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
See full breakdown for Alaska

Nebraska

Pharmacists

Median
$139,330
p25
$126,460
p75
$159,480
p10
$84,990
p90
$170,090
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
-50%
See full breakdown for Nebraska

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.