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Pharmacists Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is $135,480. BLS estimates approximately 750 people work in this occupation in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 3.9% below the national median ($140,910).

Median salary
$135,480
Average salary
$139,750
Median hourly
$65.14
Employment
750

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$122,140$58.72
25th percentile$130,940$62.95
Median (50th)$135,480$65.14
75th percentile$156,360$75.17
90th percentile$162,240$78.00

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 0.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 5% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.23
Location quotient
1.08

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 98.65, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $137,334 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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