Pharmacists Salary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Median annual salary
$165,130
+17% vs US median ($140,910)
Worth after local cost of living
$96,964
cost index 170.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
| 10th percentile | $131,400 |
| 25th percentile | $154,000 |
| Median (50th) | $165,130 |
| 75th percentile | $201,750 |
| 90th percentile | $214,480 |
| Mean | $167,490 |
| Employed in metro | 2,840 |
A Pharmacists in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns a median of $165,130 per year. That is 17% above the national median of $140,910 for this occupation. Because San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a cost index of 170.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $96,964 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $106,268, median gross rent $2,246/mo, and the median home value $854,700. See the full San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA cost-of-living profile.