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Pharmacists Salary in Lancaster, PA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Lancaster, PA is $134,320. BLS estimates approximately 450 people work in this occupation in Lancaster, PA. Lancaster, PA is 4.7% below the national median ($140,910).

Median salary
$134,320
Average salary
$139,380
Median hourly
$64.58
Employment
450

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$124,930$60.06
25th percentile$130,240$62.62
Median (50th)$134,320$64.58
75th percentile$154,270$74.17
90th percentile$159,080$76.48

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 4.4% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.774
Location quotient
0.86

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Lancaster, PA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 98.257, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $136,703 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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