State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs Delaware
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In Delaware, $152,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.9% — not 7.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.7%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
-2.9%
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%
Delaware
Pharmacists
- Median
- $152,880
- p25
- $135,320
- p75
- $165,170
- p10
- $103,170
- p90
- $178,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.