State comparison · 2025
Pharmacists salary: California vs Wyoming
Pharmacists in California earn a median of $164,610. In Wyoming, $139,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.2% — not 18%.
Nominal pay gap
+18%
California vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
-1.2%
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%
Wyoming
Pharmacists
- Median
- $139,550
- p25
- $130,970
- p75
- $161,060
- p10
- $115,820
- p90
- $168,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.