What is the real (cost-adjusted) Pharmacist salary in New Hampshire?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 105.4 for New Hampshire), the real-wage equivalent is $134,240 — what the $141,480 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $124,885 to $149,944.

Why is the BEA RPP for New Hampshire different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. New Hampshire's overall index of 105.4 reflects rents 114.5, services 156.2, and goods 100.0.

Where does New Hampshire rank for Pharmacist pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, New Hampshire 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.

What are the limits of these Pharmacist salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

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 New Hampshire — does the salary justify $150-220K of tuition?

PharmD programs in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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.

Is the pharmacist labor market oversupplied in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire pharmacist labor markets vary. National PharmD graduate output peaked around 2018 and has stayed above retiree replacement rates, contributing to chain-pharmacy hour cuts and offers below historical BLS norms in saturated metros. Rural New Hampshire markets remain undersupplied — sign-on bonuses of $20-50K for rural retail or hospital roles are common. Hospital and clinical roles requiring PGY-1/PGY-2 residency are not oversupplied; specialty boards (BCPS, BCOP, BCACP) are still differentiators that push pay above the BLS median.

How Much Do Pharmacists Make in New Hampshire? $141K (2026 BLS + BEA)

TL;DR

$141,480 is the BLS median wage for Pharmacists in New Hampshire; $134,240 is the BEA-adjusted purchasing-power equivalent.
Wage envelope: $112,300 (P10) to $164,220 (P90), with quartiles at $131,620 and $158,030.
Cost of living tracks roughly with the national index, so nominal and real wages stay close.
On a real-wage basis, this state sits at #43 of 51; nominal rank is #9.

Wage breakdown — New Hampshire

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$112,300	$106,554
P25 (lower quartile)	$131,620	$124,885
P50 (median)	$141,480	$134,240
P75 (upper quartile)	$158,030	$149,944
P90 (top tier)	$164,220	$155,817
Mean	$140,440	$133,254
Employment	1,090 Pharmacists in New Hampshire

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	New Hampshire index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	105.4
Goods	100.0
Services	156.2
Rents	114.5

New Hampshire is a high-cost state — RPP 105.4 above the national 100 baseline. Most of the cost premium routes through rents (114.5) and services (156.2).

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

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

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Pharmacist)	$141,480	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$22,773	16.1% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	$0	no tax on wage income (interest/dividends only, repealed 2027)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$10,823	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$107,884	76.3% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$102,363	÷ (105.4 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the New Hampshire state-tax burden means for Pharmacist take-home

New Hampshire levies no state income tax on wages, which is worth roughly $7,074 a year for a Pharmacist at the BLS median compared with the national-average state burden (≈5%). After cost of living, real take-home is $102,363 — lower than the nominal after-tax figure because RPP exceeds 100.

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. New Hampshire sits at #9 on nominal pay and #43 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, New Hampshire falls 34 positions — the cost premium eats into the headline wage.

Frequently asked questions

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Pharmacist salary in New Hampshire?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 105.4 for New Hampshire), the real-wage equivalent is $134,240 — what the $141,480 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $124,885 to $149,944.
Why is the BEA RPP for New Hampshire different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. New Hampshire's overall index of 105.4 reflects rents 114.5, services 156.2, and goods 100.0.
Where does New Hampshire rank for Pharmacist pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, New Hampshire 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.
What are the limits of these Pharmacist salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
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 New Hampshire — does the salary justify $150-220K of tuition?: PharmD programs in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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.
Is the pharmacist labor market oversupplied in New Hampshire?: New Hampshire pharmacist labor markets vary. National PharmD graduate output peaked around 2018 and has stayed above retiree replacement rates, contributing to chain-pharmacy hour cuts and offers below historical BLS norms in saturated metros. Rural New Hampshire markets remain undersupplied — sign-on bonuses of $20-50K for rural retail or hospital roles are common. Hospital and clinical roles requiring PGY-1/PGY-2 residency are not oversupplied; specialty boards (BCPS, BCOP, BCACP) are still differentiators that push pay above the BLS median.

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 New Hampshire 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.