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Pharmacists Salary in West Virginia

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in West Virginia is $133,430. BLS estimates approximately 2,260 people work in this occupation in West Virginia. West Virginia is 5.3% below the national median ($140,910).

Median salary
$133,430
Average salary
$131,300
Median hourly
$64.15
Employment
2,260

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$80,900$38.90
25th percentile$124,440$59.83
Median (50th)$133,430$64.15
75th percentile$154,830$74.44
90th percentile$166,020$79.82

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 0.9% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.1% — Very reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
3.228
Location quotient
1.56

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

West Virginia’s regional price level is below the national average (index 89.497, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $149,089 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.

Opportunity Score

70/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

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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