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Pharmacists Salary in Wilmington, NC

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Wilmington, NC is $151,790. BLS estimates approximately 480 people work in this occupation in Wilmington, NC. Wilmington, NC is 7.7% above the national median ($140,910).

Median salary
$151,790
Average salary
$144,900
Median hourly
$72.98
Employment
480

Salary Distribution

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

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$105,460$50.70
25th percentile$128,120$61.60
Median (50th)$151,790$72.98
75th percentile$170,390$81.92
90th percentile$170,860$82.15

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 1.3% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 6.3% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
2.485
Location quotient
1.2

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Wilmington, NC’s regional price level is below the national average (index 96.422, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $157,423 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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