State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: Alaska vs West Virginia
Pharmacists in Alaska earn a median of $167,310. In West Virginia, $133,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.6% — not 25.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.4%
Alaska vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+9.6%
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
West Virginia
Pharmacists
- Median
- $133,430
- p25
- $124,440
- p75
- $154,830
- p10
- $80,900
- p90
- $166,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.