How much does a Pharmacist make in Mississippi?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $132,420 for Pharmacists in Mississippi as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $122,860 and the 75th-percentile is $140,420.

How are Mississippi Pharmacist salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

How many Pharmacists does Mississippi employ?

BLS OES counts 3,060 Pharmacists employed in Mississippi in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.

Where does Mississippi rank for Pharmacist pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Mississippi ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

How wide is the wage spread in Mississippi?

P10 to P90 spans $94,110 to $156,250. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

PharmD ROI in Mississippi — does the salary justify $150-220K of tuition?

PharmD programs in Mississippi typically run $35-60K/year tuition × 4 years plus 4 years of foregone earnings, putting the all-in cost over $200K for many students. With a Mississippi pharmacist median in the BLS table above and retail pay compression in 2023-2025, ROI breakeven is now 12-18 years post-graduation in most markets — substantially worse than a decade ago. Hospital and industry tracks payback faster; retail-only careers have a much weaker ROI than the historical baseline.

How Much Do Pharmacists Make in Mississippi? $132K (2026 BLS + BEA)

TL;DR

Pharmacists in Mississippi earn a BLS median of $132,420, with real take-home of $152,572 after BEA RPP adjustment.
Bottom quartile $122,860, top quartile $140,420. The P90 ($156,250) is roughly 1.7× the P10 ($94,110).
After the cost-of-living adjustment, take-home rises by $20,152 versus the BLS median — purchasing-power arbitrage.
On a real-wage basis, this state sits at #7 of 51; nominal rank is #46.

Wage breakdown — Mississippi

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$94,110	$108,432
P25 (lower quartile)	$122,860	$141,557
P50 (median)	$132,420	$152,572
P75 (upper quartile)	$140,420	$161,789
P90 (top tier)	$156,250	$180,028
Mean	$127,530	$146,938
Employment	3,060 Pharmacists in Mississippi

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Mississippi index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	86.8
Goods	94.4
Services	83.5
Rents	54.9

Mississippi sits below the national baseline (RPP 86.8), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 54.9.

After-tax take-home — Mississippi (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Pharmacist)	$132,420	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$20,599	15.6% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$4,805	4.0% above $10K (2026, HB 1733)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$10,130	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$96,886	73.2% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$111,630	÷ (86.8 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Mississippi state-tax burden means for Pharmacist take-home

Mid-band state-tax burden at 3.6% effective. Combined with federal and FICA, take-home is $96,886 (73.2% of gross). After the 86.8 RPP, real take-home is $111,630.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $137,480 for Pharmacists with mean pay of $137,210 and total employment of 328,870. Mississippi sits at #46 on nominal pay and #7 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Mississippi climbs 39 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Pharmacist make in Mississippi?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $132,420 for Pharmacists in Mississippi as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $122,860 and the 75th-percentile is $140,420.
How are Mississippi Pharmacist salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
How many Pharmacists does Mississippi employ?: BLS OES counts 3,060 Pharmacists employed in Mississippi in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.
Where does Mississippi rank for Pharmacist pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Mississippi ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
How wide is the wage spread in Mississippi?: P10 to P90 spans $94,110 to $156,250. That spread captures entry-level to top-quartile pay, including specialty differentials and metro-area variance within the state.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
PharmD ROI in Mississippi — does the salary justify $150-220K of tuition?: PharmD programs in Mississippi typically run $35-60K/year tuition × 4 years plus 4 years of foregone earnings, putting the all-in cost over $200K for many students. With a Mississippi pharmacist median in the BLS table above and retail pay compression in 2023-2025, ROI breakeven is now 12-18 years post-graduation in most markets — substantially worse than a decade ago. Hospital and industry tracks payback faster; retail-only careers have a much weaker ROI than the historical baseline.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 29-1051, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

Cross-comparison: see how Mississippi Pharmacist pay ranks against the other 254 state × occupation pages on the Real Wage Atlas → — four-way ranking by real wage, after-tax take-home, state-tax savings, and cost-of-living arbitrage.