Industries with Fastest Pharmacists Salary Growth

These industries raised Pharmacists salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

45
Industries with Growth
+23.6%
Highest Growth
+10.8%
Average Growth
3
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Pharmacists salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 45 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $126,710 $156,600 +$29,890 +23.6%
2 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $123,710 $150,760 +$27,050 +21.9%
3 Outpatient Care Centers $147,210 $175,180 +$27,970 +19.0%
4 Office Administrative Services $127,750 $150,480 +$22,730 +17.8%
5 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $121,870 $142,970 +$21,100 +17.3%
6 Hospitals $129,740 $151,900 +$22,160 +17.1%
7 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $125,270 $145,620 +$20,350 +16.2%
8 Home Health Care Services $124,770 $144,130 +$19,360 +15.5%
9 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $126,600 $145,920 +$19,320 +15.3%
10 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $130,060 $149,490 +$19,430 +14.9%
11 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $124,720 $142,730 +$18,010 +14.4%
12 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $119,360 $135,800 +$16,440 +13.8%
13 Social Assistance $124,850 $141,820 +$16,970 +13.6%
14 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $125,410 $141,770 +$16,360 +13.0%
15 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $121,790 $137,610 +$15,820 +13.0%
16 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $126,810 $143,240 +$16,430 +13.0%
17 Ambulatory Health Care Services $135,820 $152,980 +$17,160 +12.6%
18 Educational Services $126,710 $142,560 +$15,850 +12.5%
19 Individual and Family Services $125,360 $140,080 +$14,720 +11.7%
20 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $123,330 $137,340 +$14,010 +11.4%
21 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $128,610 $142,360 +$13,750 +10.7%
22 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $123,560 $136,750 +$13,190 +10.7%
23 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $118,890 $131,360 +$12,470 +10.5%
24 Offices of Physicians $131,060 $143,840 +$12,780 +9.8%
25 Rental and Leasing Services $121,410 $132,540 +$11,130 +9.2%
26 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $121,410 $132,540 +$11,130 +9.2%
27 Temporary Help Services $120,380 $130,720 +$10,340 +8.6%
28 Scientific Research and Development Services $123,560 $134,130 +$10,570 +8.6%
29 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $125,210 $135,800 +$10,590 +8.5%
30 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $125,220 $135,790 +$10,570 +8.4%
31 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $124,590 $134,210 +$9,620 +7.7%
32 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $125,020 $134,630 +$9,610 +7.7%
33 Insurance Carriers $125,220 $134,630 +$9,410 +7.5%
34 Employment Services $121,000 $129,730 +$8,730 +7.2%
35 Administrative and Support Services $122,620 $131,020 +$8,400 +6.9%
36 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $126,290 $134,920 +$8,630 +6.8%
37 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $126,400 $134,920 +$8,520 +6.7%
38 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $123,290 $129,890 +$6,600 +5.4%
39 Other Insurance Related Activities $123,180 $129,460 +$6,280 +5.1%
40 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $129,990 $136,100 +$6,110 +4.7%
41 Warehousing and Storage $132,790 $138,980 +$6,190 +4.7%
42 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $128,110 $133,360 +$5,250 +4.1%
43 Chemical Manufacturing $128,290 $133,360 +$5,070 +4.0%
44 Management of Companies and Enterprises $133,650 $138,480 +$4,830 +3.6%
45 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $124,990 $128,870 +$3,880 +3.1%

3 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $129,000 $89,580 -$39,420 -30.6%
2 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $137,320 $131,790 -$5,530 -4.0%
3 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $126,860 $124,040 -$2,820 -2.2%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Pharmacists in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.