State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs Connecticut
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In Connecticut, $141,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9% — not 16.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.5%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Pharmacists
- Median
- $164,610
- p25
- $138,360
- p75
- $197,860
- p10
- $90,560
- p90
- $213,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
Connecticut
Pharmacists
- Median
- $141,290
- p25
- $130,280
- p75
- $157,600
- p10
- $106,660
- p90
- $165,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +22%
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.