State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs New York
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In New York, $142,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.9% — not 15.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.8%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+12.9%
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%
New York
Pharmacists
- Median
- $142,090
- p25
- $129,240
- p75
- $163,510
- p10
- $92,910
- p90
- $174,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -16%
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.