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

How much do Pharmacists make in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Macon-Bibb County, GA is $132,280. The 10th percentile is $103,490 and the 90th percentile is $162,320. Employment is 230.

Median annual wage

$132,280

10th percentile
$103,490
25th percentile
$128,320
Median
$132,280
75th percentile
$162,320
90th percentile
$162,320
Mean
$135,380

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Pharmacists, the published 10th percentile is $103,490 and the 90th percentile is $162,320. The difference is $58,830, which is 44.5% 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 $128,320 to the 75th at $162,320, covers $34,000.

The mean annual wage is $135,380, which sits above the median of $132,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Macon-Bibb County, GA median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $140,910 for Pharmacists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $149,422, which is 6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% lower than the Georgia median of $137,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Macon-Bibb County, GA is 88.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $132,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacists at $149,422 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacists. Macon-Bibb County, GA ranks 16th of 27 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).).

  • Warner Robins, GA is 25 miles away, with a median of $135,360 and employment of 120. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,324, against $149,422 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $139,870 and employment of 6,120. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,789, against $149,422 here.
  • Columbus, GA-AL is 72 miles away, with a median of $132,790 and employment of 300. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,708, against $149,422 here.

Employment share

Pharmacists accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Macon-Bibb County, GA (230 of 95,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (321,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Macon-Bibb County, GA · Pharmacists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Pharmacists make in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Macon-Bibb County, GA is $132,280. The 10th percentile is $103,490 and the 90th percentile is $162,320. Employment is 230.

How does that compare with the national median for Pharmacists?

The local median is 6.1% lower than the national median of $140,910.

What is Pharmacists pay in Macon-Bibb County, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Macon-Bibb County, GA is 88.528, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $132,280 is $149,422. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Macon-Bibb County, GA compare with nearby metros for Pharmacists?

Warner Robins, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 25 miles away, at $135,360. Macon-Bibb County, GA ranks 16th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.