SOC 29-1051 · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro

Pharmacists Salary in Sarasota, FL

The average salary for pharmacists in Sarasota, Florida is $134,260 a year ($64.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $138,760: half of the 790 people in this job in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($141,264).

$134,260average per year

$64.55 / hourMedian $138,760Take-home ≈ $103,033

  • $72K10th
  • $128K25th
  • $139KMedian
  • $156K75th
  • $175K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

790people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 22Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Pharmacists pay range in Sarasota

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $71,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $175,140 or more. The middle half of pharmacists in Sarasota earn between $127,640 and $156,310.

  • $72K10th
  • $128K25th
  • $139KMedian
  • $156K75th
  • $175K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$134,260$11,188$64.55
Median$138,760$11,563$66.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$127,640$10,637$61.37
Experienced (75th percentile)$156,310$13,026$75.15

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

Pharmacists salary after taxes in Sarasota

On the average salary of $134,260, a single filer in Sarasota takes home about $103,033 a year, or $8,586 a month and $3,963 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Sarasota area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $134,260 buys what about $131,092 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Sarasota ($47,440). A typical home costs $403,601, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Pharmacists salary in other Florida cities

Sarasota ranks 4th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($141,710).

All Pharmacists salaries in Florida

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 Sarasota: questions

How much do pharmacists make an hour in Sarasota?

$64.55 an hour on average, and $66.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level pharmacists salary in Sarasota?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $71,770 a year and the 25th percentile is $127,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the pharmacists take-home pay in Sarasota?

About $103,033 a year ($8,586 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $134,260. Florida has no state income tax.

Do pharmacists earn more in Sarasota than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($141,264).

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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (35840). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.12, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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