Career Atlas USA

Pharmacists Salary in Bowling Green, KY

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Bowling Green, KY is $134,980. BLS estimates approximately 160 people work in this occupation in Bowling Green, KY. Bowling Green, KY is 4.2% below the national median ($140,910).

Median salary
$134,980
Average salary
$134,950
Median hourly
$64.90
Employment
160

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$103,050$49.54
25th percentile$126,030$60.59
Median (50th)$134,980$64.90
75th percentile$151,380$72.78
90th percentile$159,050$76.46

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 3.6% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.005
Location quotient
0.97

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Bowling Green, KY’s regional price level is below the national average (index 90.179, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $149,680 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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