State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs West Virginia
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In West Virginia, $133,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.3% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.4%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-0.3%
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%
West Virginia
Pharmacists
- Median
- $133,430
- p25
- $124,440
- p75
- $154,830
- p10
- $80,900
- p90
- $166,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.