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Pharmacists salary in Ogden, UT

Median pay for pharmacists in Ogden, UT: $136,440/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $103,240 – $157,810 · about 430 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($135,000) by +$1,440 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Ogden

With Ogden's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $136,440 has the buying power of about $141,934 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $91,022 · median home $520,531 · median rent $1,630/mo.

Full Ogden cost of living & taxes →

How Ogden ranks for this job

On raw pay, Ogden, UT is 75th of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Ogden's cost of living is applied, it ranks 108th.

The headline number flatters Ogden. 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 Ogden

A median home in Ogden, UT costs $520,531 — about 3.8× 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 $1,630/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 Ogden.

MetroMedian payvs OgdenRent vs Ogden
San Jose, CA $190,570 +40% 2.2×
San Francisco, CA $180,420 +32%
Vallejo, CA $179,210 +31% 1.5×
Santa Rosa, CA $170,100 +25% 1.6×

Same job elsewhere in UT

MetroMedian payvs OgdenRent vs Ogden
Provo, UT $138,240 +1% 1.1×
Salt Lake City, UT $137,450 +1%

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

Who hires pharmacists around Ogden

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Ogden

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.