Pharmacist salary in Kansas

Official occupation: 29-1051 Pharmacists · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

The median pharmacist in Kansas earns $137,800 a year, within 3% of the United States figure of $140,910.

It ranks 35th of 51 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $78,770 and the 90th at $169,310 (a ratio of 2.1).

About 3,500 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 1.18).

For context, the median across all occupations in Kansas is $48,010, so this role pays 2.9 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureKansasNational
Median annual pay Observed$137,800United States: $140,910
Mean annual pay Observed$136,170United States: $140,920
10th percentile Observed$78,770United States: $99,290
25th percentile Observed$126,670United States: $129,380
75th percentile Observed$159,380United States: $161,840
90th percentile Observed$169,310United States: $174,230
Median hourly pay Observed$66.25United States: $67.75
Employment (jobs) Observed3,500
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed2.435
Location quotient Observed1.18
Difference from United States median ($140,910) Derived−2%
Rank among 51 states Derived35
Ratio to Kansas all-occupation median ($48,010) Derived2.87×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.15

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 33. Pennsylvania$138,160
  2. 34. Michigan$137,860
  3. 35. Kansas$137,800
  4. 36. New Jersey$137,620
  5. 37. Missouri$137,610

Largest cities in Kansas: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Olathe, Topeka (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.