Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Pharmacists in Delaware

Find Schools Near

Pharmacists in Delaware

Considering a career as a Pharmacist in Delaware?

2.4% Jobs Projection
$125,530 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Pharmacists in Delaware are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Pharmacists in Delaware is growing slower than average.

  • Pharmacists in Delaware earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Pharmacist Career?

How Many Pharmacists Work in Delaware?

In 2018, there were 1,060 Pharmacists working in the state.

There were 1,010 Pharmacists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

undefined

The typical state has 4,520 Pharmacists working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Pharmacists than average.

undefined

Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Pharmacists in this state are growing at a rate of 2.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

undefined

Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 40 annual Pharmacists job openings in Delaware, and 870 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 15,300 annual jobs and 329,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Pharmacists Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Pharmacists ranged from $108,240 to $156,530 with $125,530 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $52.04 to $75.25. The median hourly rate was $60.35.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $58.87 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.48.

The median salary in Delaware is higher than the nationwide median salary.

undefined

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.

Top Delaware Metros for Pharmacists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Pharmacists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,390 $123,240
Salisbury, MD-DE 360 $126,980

Top States for Pharmacists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Pharmacists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 30,950 $144,660
Texas 21,250 $128,260
Florida 20,790 $122,540
New York 20,400 $124,220
Pennsylvania 14,610 $120,530
Ohio 12,500 $121,770
Illinois 12,260 $128,460
Georgia 10,530 $122,460
North Carolina 9,970 $127,250
New Jersey 9,280 $119,330
Michigan 9,140 $122,320
Massachusetts 7,970 $120,250
Arizona 7,420 $127,800
Tennessee 7,330 $125,400
Virginia 6,970 $128,260
Minnesota 6,490 $136,540
Missouri 6,180 $129,000
Maryland 5,750 $122,450
Washington 5,740 $130,250
Indiana 5,600 $123,770

Below are the states where Pharmacists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $144,670
California $144,660
Vermont $139,970
Oregon $137,620
Minnesota $136,540
Maine $135,510
Wisconsin $131,450
Washington $130,250
New Hampshire $129,410
Missouri $129,000

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Healthcare Schools Near You

Our free school-matching tool matches students with accredited healthcare schools across the U.S