Pharmacists salary in Anchorage, AK

Median pay for pharmacists in Anchorage, AK: $152,780/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $70,350 – $181,500 · about 310 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($135,000) by +$17,780 (+13%).

What it's really worth in Anchorage

With Anchorage's cost of living at 107 (US=100), that $152,780 has the buying power of about $143,091 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $93,016 · median home $422,103 · median rent $1,770/mo.

Full Anchorage cost of living & taxes →

How Anchorage ranks for this job

On raw pay, Anchorage, AK is 24th of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Anchorage's cost of living is applied, it ranks 93rd.

The headline number flatters Anchorage. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, pharmacists here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Anchorage

A median home in Anchorage, AK costs $422,103 — about 2.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,770/mo works out at 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where pharmacists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Anchorage.

Metro	Median pay	vs Anchorage	Rent vs Anchorage
San Jose, CA	$190,570	+25%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$180,420	+18%	1.8×
Vallejo, CA	$179,210	+17%	1.4×
Santa Rosa, CA	$170,100	+11%	1.5×

Who hires pharmacists around Anchorage

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Providence Health & Services · Healthcare
• Carrs-Safeway · Retail
• Alaska Regional Hospital · Healthcare

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