State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: Alaska vs Washington
Pharmacists in Alaska earn a median of $167,310. In Washington, $160,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 4.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.2%
Alaska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+8.9%
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
Washington
Pharmacists
- Median
- $160,610
- p25
- $137,890
- p75
- $179,480
- p10
- $126,230
- p90
- $205,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -27%
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.