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Pharmacists Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $161,870. BLS estimates approximately 3,400 people work in this occupation in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 14.9% above the national median ($140,910).

Median salary
$161,870
Average salary
$156,870
Median hourly
$77.82
Employment
3,400

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$103,810$49.91
25th percentile$131,620$63.28
Median (50th)$161,870$77.82
75th percentile$187,280$90.04
90th percentile$207,020$99.53

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 5.9% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.978
Location quotient
0.96

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 106.442, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $152,073 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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