Pharmacists salary in Salisbury, MD
Median pay for pharmacists in Salisbury, MD: $138,260/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $100,030 – $164,790 · about 380 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($135,000) by +$3,260 (+2%).
What it's really worth in Salisbury
With Salisbury's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $138,260 has the buying power of about $149,240 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $72,964 · median home $429,483 · median rent $1,968/mo.
How Salisbury ranks for this job
On raw pay, Salisbury, MD is 53rd of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Salisbury's cost of living is applied, it ranks 40th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Salisbury sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Salisbury
A median home in Salisbury, MD costs $429,483 — about 3.1× 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 $1,968/mo works out at 17% 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 Salisbury.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Salisbury | Rent vs Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $190,570 | +38% | 1.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $180,420 | +30% | 1.7× |
| Vallejo, CA | $179,210 | +30% | 1.2× |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $170,100 | +23% | 1.3× |
Same job elsewhere in MD
| Metro | Median pay | vs Salisbury | Rent vs Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, MD | $132,450 | −4% | 1× |
| Hagerstown, MD | $129,900 | −6% | 0.8× |
Staying in MD keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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.