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5.0% Jobs Projection
$122,980 Median Salary
110 Job Openings

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

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

How Many Pharmacists Work in West Virginia?

In West Virginia, there were 2,180 people working as Pharmacists in the year 2018.

There were 2,270 Pharmacists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Pharmacists in this state are growing at a rate of 5.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.6%.

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West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 110 annual job openings, and 2,300 total jobs in 2026 for Pharmacists in this state.

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

What do Pharmacists Make in West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Pharmacists ranged from $37,010 to $159,710 with $122,980 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.8 to $76.78. The median hourly rate was $59.13.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $59.19 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.06.

The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top West Virginia Metros for Pharmacists

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,690 $125,870
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 500 $135,380
Charleston, WV 340 $119,140
Morgantown, WV 290 $109,150
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 210 $123,560
Beckley, WV 170 $126,150
Winchester, VA-WV 160 $132,960
Wheeling, WV-OH 140 $123,210
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 120 $120,180
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 80 $116,740
Cumberland, MD-WV 70 $120,560

Top States for Pharmacists Employment

View the list below to see 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

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