State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs North Dakota
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In North Dakota, $142,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 15.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.9%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
-6.8%
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%
North Dakota
Pharmacists
- Median
- $142,040
- p25
- $132,560
- p75
- $156,370
- p10
- $105,490
- p90
- $167,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.