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

How much do Pharmacists make in Peoria, IL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Peoria, IL is $139,900. The 10th percentile is $109,910 and the 90th percentile is $162,390. Employment is 340.

Median annual wage

$139,900

10th percentile
$109,910
25th percentile
$129,740
Median
$139,900
75th percentile
$158,440
90th percentile
$162,390
Mean
$138,770

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Pharmacists, the published 10th percentile is $109,910 and the 90th percentile is $162,390. The difference is $52,480, which is 37.5% 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 $129,740 to the 75th at $158,440, covers $28,700.

The mean annual wage is $138,770, which sits below the median of $139,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Peoria, IL median is 0.7% lower than the national median of $140,910 for Pharmacists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $153,347, which is 8.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Illinois median of $139,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $139,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacists at $153,347 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacists. Peoria, IL ranks 19th of 28 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).).

  • Bloomington, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $139,050 and employment of 140. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,658, against $153,347 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $140,550 and employment of 300. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $157,781, against $153,347 here.
  • Springfield, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $135,440 and employment of 300. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,035, against $153,347 here.

Employment share

Pharmacists accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (340 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (321,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 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 Peoria, IL · 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 Peoria, IL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Peoria, IL is $139,900. The 10th percentile is $109,910 and the 90th percentile is $162,390. Employment is 340.

How does that compare with the national median for Pharmacists?

The local median is 0.7% lower than the national median of $140,910.

What is Pharmacists pay in Peoria, IL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $139,900 is $153,347. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Peoria, IL compare with nearby metros for Pharmacists?

Bloomington, IL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $139,050. Peoria, IL ranks 19th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.