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Pharmacists in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Pharmacist?

15.0% Jobs Projection
$128,260 Median Salary
1,320 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Pharmacists in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Pharmacists in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Pharmacists in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Pharmacists Work in Texas?

21,250 people worked as Pharmacists in 2018 in this state.

There were 22,130 Pharmacists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 880 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 4,520 Pharmacists working in it, which means Texas has more Pharmacists than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Pharmacists in this state are growing at a rate of 15.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,320 annual job openings, and 25,010 total jobs in 2026 for Pharmacists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 15,300 annual jobs and 329,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Pharmacists Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Pharmacists ranged from $93,400 to $161,560 with $128,260 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $44.9 to $77.67. The median hourly rate was $61.67.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $61.07 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.60.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Pharmacists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Pharmacists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,970 $123,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 5,550 $126,670
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 1,880 $128,070
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,410 $127,670
El Paso, TX 760 $136,290
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 390 $150,210
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 370 $141,810
Killeen-Temple, TX 360 $125,520
Corpus Christi, TX 310 $138,020
Lubbock, TX 290 $136,720
Tyler, TX 290 $139,460
Amarillo, TX 250 $125,090
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 240 $149,800
Waco, TX 210 $128,430
Longview, TX 190 $125,930
Abilene, TX 150 $121,970
Texarkana, TX-AR 150 $137,680
College Station-Bryan, TX 130 $127,240
Wichita Falls, TX 120 $124,150
Midland, TX 110 $141,210
Sherman-Denison, TX 100 $138,070
Victoria, TX 90 $136,700
Laredo, TX 80 $142,410
San Angelo, TX 80 $133,700
Odessa, TX 60 $143,800

Top States for Pharmacists Employment

View the list below to see where most Pharmacists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 30,950 $144,660
Texas 21,250 $128,260
Florida 20,790 $122,540
New York 20,400 $124,220
Pennsylvania 14,610 $120,530
Ohio 12,500 $121,770
Illinois 12,260 $128,460
Georgia 10,530 $122,460
North Carolina 9,970 $127,250
New Jersey 9,280 $119,330
Michigan 9,140 $122,320
Massachusetts 7,970 $120,250
Arizona 7,420 $127,800
Tennessee 7,330 $125,400
Virginia 6,970 $128,260
Minnesota 6,490 $136,540
Missouri 6,180 $129,000
Maryland 5,750 $122,450
Washington 5,740 $130,250
Indiana 5,600 $123,770

Below are the states where Pharmacists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $144,670
California $144,660
Vermont $139,970
Oregon $137,620
Minnesota $136,540
Maine $135,510
Wisconsin $131,450
Washington $130,250
New Hampshire $129,410
Missouri $129,000

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