State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: Alaska vs New York
Pharmacists in Alaska earn a median of $167,310. In New York, $142,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 17.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.7%
Alaska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+24.1%
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
New York
Pharmacists
- Median
- $142,090
- p25
- $129,240
- p75
- $163,510
- p10
- $92,910
- p90
- $174,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -16%
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.