State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs Texas
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In Texas, $138,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.4% — not 19.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.1%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+4.4%
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%
Texas
Pharmacists
- Median
- $138,260
- p25
- $128,170
- p75
- $160,080
- p10
- $95,950
- p90
- $170,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -32%
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.