State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs Louisiana
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In Louisiana, $132,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.9% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.3%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-0.9%
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%
Louisiana
Pharmacists
- Median
- $132,410
- p25
- $124,630
- p75
- $145,670
- p10
- $100,920
- p90
- $156,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.