SOC 29-1051 · Huntsville, AL metro

Pharmacists Salary in Huntsville, AL

The average salary for pharmacists in Huntsville, Alabama is $137,100 a year ($65.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $136,840: half of the 600 people in this job in the Huntsville, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($140,920).

$137,100average per year

$65.91 / hourMedian $136,840Take-home ≈ $99,441

  • $103K10th
  • $131K25th
  • $137KMedian
  • $157K75th
  • $163K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

600people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#2 of 12Alabama metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Pharmacists pay range in Huntsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $102,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $163,070 or more. The middle half of pharmacists in Huntsville earn between $131,090 and $156,600.

  • $103K10th
  • $131K25th
  • $137KMedian
  • $157K75th
  • $163K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$137,100$11,425$65.91
Median$136,840$11,403$65.79
Entry level (25th percentile)$131,090$10,924$63.02
Experienced (75th percentile)$156,600$13,050$75.29

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Pharmacists pay in Huntsville vs. Alabama and the U.S.

Pharmacists in Huntsville earn 3% more than the Alabama average ($132,750) and about the same as the U.S. average ($140,920). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $140,910.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Huntsville$137,100$136,840$102,620$163,070600
Alabama$132,750$134,630$90,010$161,9405,400
United States$140,920$140,910$99,290$174,230321,970

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Pharmacists salary after taxes in Huntsville

On the average salary of $137,100, a single filer in Huntsville takes home about $99,441 a year, or $8,287 a month and $3,825 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Huntsville a good place for pharmacists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Huntsville area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.1), so the average $137,100 buys what about $147,305 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Huntsville ($51,740). A typical home costs $316,645, or 2.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Pharmacists salary in other Alabama cities

Huntsville ranks 2nd of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Montgomery pays the most ($138,520).

All Pharmacists salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for pharmacists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($190,370).

Pharmacists salary by city

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Pharmacists salary in Huntsville: questions

How much do pharmacists make an hour in Huntsville?

$65.91 an hour on average, and $65.79 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level pharmacists salary in Huntsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $102,620 a year and the 25th percentile is $131,090, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the pharmacists take-home pay in Huntsville?

About $99,441 a year ($8,287 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $137,100. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do pharmacists earn more in Huntsville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($140,920).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1051; area Huntsville, AL (26620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.08, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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