Pharmacists pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$151,100avg. a year
$72.65 an hour · 12,450 employed
Pharmacists in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $151,100 a year. That is $11,240 (7%) less than the California average of $162,340. The U.S. average is $140,920.
$157,440Median pay
$72.65Average hourly
-7%vs. California average
12,450Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for pharmacists in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,960 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$190,370
$91.53 an hour
2180 jobs
Napa, CA
$186,750
$89.78 an hour
33,670 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$184,540
$88.72 an hour
4330 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$175,910
$84.57 an hour
52,310 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$169,660
$81.57 an hour
6350 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$169,600
$81.54 an hour
7240 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$168,490
$81.00 an hour
82,840 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$167,490
$80.52 an hour
9260 jobs
Salinas, CA
$164,590
$79.13 an hour
10890 jobs
Fresno, CA
$163,710
$78.71 an hour
1190 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$163,300
$78.51 an hour
12170 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$162,700
$78.22 an hour
13290 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$161,780
$77.78 an hour
14530 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$159,860
$76.86 an hour
15380 jobs
Modesto, CA
$159,840
$76.84 an hour
16600 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$158,780
$76.34 an hour
17160 jobs
Redding, CA
$157,380
$75.67 an hour
18160 jobs
Chico, CA
$157,060
$75.51 an hour
193,400 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$156,870
$75.42 an hour
20310 jobs
Visalia, CA
$156,150
$75.07 an hour
21120 jobs
Merced, CA
$155,620
$74.82 an hour
2290 jobs
El Centro, CA
$153,750
$73.92 an hour
23140 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$153,710
$73.90 an hour
24630 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$153,570
$73.83 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do pharmacists make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $151,100 a year, and the median is $157,440. About 12,450 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $11,240 (7%) less than the California average of $162,340.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.96 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1051. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.