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Pharmacists Salary in Kankakee, IL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Kankakee, IL is $140,960. BLS estimates approximately 90 people work in this occupation in Kankakee, IL. Kankakee, IL is 0.0% above the national median ($140,910).

Median salary
$140,960
Average salary
$141,610
Median hourly
$67.77
Employment
90

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$110,990$53.36
25th percentile$132,710$63.80
Median (50th)$140,960$67.77
75th percentile$162,420$78.09
90th percentile$163,150$78.44

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% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.7% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.199
Location quotient
1.06

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Kankakee, IL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 96.394, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $146,233 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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