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Pharmacists Salary in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $137,990. BLS estimates approximately 3,460 people work in this occupation in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 2.1% below the national median ($140,910).

Median salary
$137,990
Average salary
$130,480
Median hourly
$66.34
Employment
3,460

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$52,730$25.35
25th percentile$128,440$61.75
Median (50th)$137,990$66.34
75th percentile$157,460$75.70
90th percentile$168,890$81.20

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 2.5% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 9.9% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.389
Location quotient
1.15

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL’s regional price level is above the national average (index 100.89, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $136,773 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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