Pharmacists pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$142,420avg. a year
$68.47 an hour · 20,000 employed
Pharmacists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $142,420 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $140,260. The U.S. average is $140,920.
$141,320Median pay
$68.47Average hourly
+2%vs. New York average
20,000Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for pharmacists in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1740 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$143,260
$68.87 an hour
2110 jobs
Kingston, NY
$141,780
$68.16 an hour
340 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$141,370
$67.97 an hour
480 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$141,140
$67.86 an hour
5540 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$139,700
$67.16 an hour
61,070 jobs
Rochester, NY
$137,220
$65.97 an hour
71,400 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$136,570
$65.66 an hour
8220 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$136,190
$65.47 an hour
970 jobs
Elmira, NY
$135,870
$65.32 an hour
101,050 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$134,060
$64.45 an hour
11120 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$132,660
$63.78 an hour
12240 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$130,580
$62.78 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $142,420 a year, and the median is $141,320. About 20,000 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $140,260.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.02 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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.