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Los Angeles County / Public Health / Pharmacist

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Pharmacist

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

1 employees hold this title in Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $262,973, above the department median of $162,589.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$263K
Role median
$262,973
Agency median
$162,589
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Pharmacist pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Pharmacists — about 12,450 people — is $157,440. Public Health pays a median base salary of $178,486 for this role, 13% above that figureabout the 70th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Health sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$62,800
$133,030
$157,440
$183,690
$209,060
Public Health median · $178,486

The bar is the range of annual wages for Pharmacists across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Pharmacists — about 321,970 people — is $140,910. Public Health’s median base salary is 27% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$99,290
$129,380
$140,910
$161,840
$174,230
Public Health median · $178,486

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Public Health is $262,973, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Los Angeles County

Pharmacist is held in 10 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Health, the median of $262,973 ranks #3 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Pharmacist role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Pharmacist beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $261,285 ranks #2 of 16. See Pharmacist across all of Los Angeles County

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Tennessee
$169,956 · 31
Texas
$164,825 · 125
California
$162,947 · 423
District of Columbia
$158,522 · 11
Minnesota
$149,978 · 47
Utah
$141,936 · 10

Median total compensation for comparable Pharmacistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Canny Chu

Pharmacist/Public Health

2025 total comp
$262,973
Base pay
$178,486
Overtime
$43
Other pay
$845
Benefits
$83,599
Total compensation
$262,973

Canny Chu is a Pharmacist at Public Health. 2025 total compensation came to $262,973.