State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs Montana
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In Montana, $142,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1% — not 15.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.9%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
-1%
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%
Montana
Pharmacists
- Median
- $142,080
- p25
- $130,000
- p75
- $158,850
- p10
- $98,660
- p90
- $165,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.