SOC 29-1051 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Pharmacists make in Fayetteville, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Fayetteville, NC is $140,220. The 10th percentile is $106,050 and the 90th percentile is $169,520. Employment is 400.

Median annual wage

$140,220

10th percentile
$106,050
25th percentile
$129,920
Median
$140,220
75th percentile
$162,570
90th percentile
$169,520
Mean
$139,150

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Pharmacists, the published 10th percentile is $106,050 and the 90th percentile is $169,520. The difference is $63,470, which is 45.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $129,920 to the 75th at $162,570, covers $32,650.

The mean annual wage is $139,150, which sits below the median of $140,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville, NC median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $140,910 for Pharmacists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $152,449, which is 8.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the North Carolina median of $138,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville, NC is 91.978, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $140,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacists at $152,449 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacists. Fayetteville, NC ranks 10th of 26 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $132,170 and employment of 90. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,622, against $152,449 here.
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $133,120 and employment of 1,730. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,619, against $152,449 here.
  • Goldsboro, NC is 59 miles away, with a median of $139,210 and employment of 100. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $157,367, against $152,449 here.

Employment share

Pharmacists accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville, NC (400 of 131,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (321,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.47 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Pharmacists make in Fayetteville, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Fayetteville, NC is $140,220. The 10th percentile is $106,050 and the 90th percentile is $169,520. Employment is 400.

How does that compare with the national median for Pharmacists?

The local median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $140,910.

What is Pharmacists pay in Fayetteville, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville, NC is 91.978, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $140,220 is $152,449. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fayetteville, NC compare with nearby metros for Pharmacists?

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $132,170. Fayetteville, NC ranks 10th of 26 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.