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Pharmacists salary in Dallas, TX

Median pay for pharmacists in Dallas, TX: $136,290/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $107,570 – $168,060 · about 6,800 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($135,000) by +$1,290 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Dallas

With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $136,290 has the buying power of about $132,979 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.

Full Dallas cost of living & taxes →

How Dallas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 77th of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 168th.

The headline number flatters Dallas. 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 Dallas

A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 2.7× 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 $1,678/mo works out at 15% 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 Dallas.

MetroMedian payvs DallasRent vs Dallas
San Jose, CA $190,570 +40% 2.2×
San Francisco, CA $180,420 +32% 1.9×
Vallejo, CA $179,210 +31% 1.4×
Santa Rosa, CA $170,100 +25% 1.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

MetroMedian payvs DallasRent vs Dallas
McAllen, TX $139,240 +2% 0.7×
Waco, TX $138,950 +2% 0.8×
Corpus Christi, TX $138,140 +1% 0.8×
Austin, TX $137,350 +1%

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires pharmacists around Dallas

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Dallas

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.