State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs District of Columbia
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In District of Columbia, $153,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 7.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.3%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+6.5%
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%
District of Columbia
Pharmacists
- Median
- $153,400
- p25
- $132,840
- p75
- $165,710
- p10
- $64,870
- p90
- $196,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.