State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs Maryland
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In Maryland, $138,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.3% — not 18.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.4%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+12.3%
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%
Maryland
Pharmacists
- Median
- $138,990
- p25
- $130,610
- p75
- $158,150
- p10
- $115,860
- p90
- $169,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.