How much do Pharmacists make in Jonesboro, AR?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacists, the published 10th percentile is $114,260 and the 90th percentile is $167,320. The difference is $53,060, which is 39.7% 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 $130,210 to the 75th at $153,430, covers $23,220.

The mean annual wage is $135,460, which sits above the median of $133,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jonesboro, AR median is 5.2% lower than the national median of $140,910 for Pharmacists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $155,480, which is 10.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% lower than the Arkansas median of $136,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $133,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacists at $155,480 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacists. Jonesboro, AR ranks 10th of 11 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).).

• Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $134,220 and employment of 1,460. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,608, against $155,480 here.
• Jackson, TN is 99 miles away, with a median of $140,540 and employment of 180. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $164,332, against $155,480 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $136,700 and employment of 1,020. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $152,970, against $155,480 here.

Employment share

Pharmacists accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Jonesboro, AR (170 of 60,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (321,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 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.