Pharmacists salary in Louisville, KY

Median pay for pharmacists in Louisville, KY: $133,710/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $76,580 – $161,500 · about 1,680 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($135,000) by −$1,290 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Louisville

With Louisville's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $133,710 has the buying power of about $143,478 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,771 · median home $350,000 · median rent $1,500/mo.

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How Louisville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Louisville, KY is 109th of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Louisville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 88th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Louisville is one of the places where pharmacists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Louisville

A median home in Louisville, KY costs $350,000 — about 2.6× 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 $1,500/mo works out at 13% 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 Louisville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Louisville	Rent vs Louisville
San Jose, CA	$190,570	+43%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$180,420	+35%	2.2×
Vallejo, CA	$179,210	+34%	1.6×
Santa Rosa, CA	$170,100	+27%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in KY

Metro	Median pay	vs Louisville	Rent vs Louisville
Lexington, KY	$134,140	+0%	1×

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

Who hires pharmacists around Louisville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Norton Healthcare · Healthcare
• Walmart · Retail

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