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Women Pharmacists in Minnesota: Pay, Gap, and Numbers

Pharmacy is 62% female — one of the best-compensated gender-balanced professions. This page applies Minnesota’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for pharmacists to estimate the state-level pay gap.

Earnings estimate — Pharmacists in Minnesota

$138K
Estimated median annual — male pharmacists, Minnesota
BLS CPS 2024 × state ACS
$119K
Estimated median annual — female pharmacists, Minnesota
BLS × ACS S2001
13.6%
Estimated pay gap for pharmacists in Minnesota
Derived from BLS + ACS
$19K
Annual gap in dollars per worker
Computed at median

Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying Minnesota’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (-1.9% vs national) to the national BLS median for female pharmacists. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.

National baseline

$138K
US median annual — male pharmacists
BLS CPS 2024 Table 39
$122K
US median annual — female pharmacists
BLS CPS 2024 Table 39
88.1%
Women’s share of men’s pay (national, pharmacists)
BLS CPS 2024
29-1051
BLS SOC code
Standard Occupational Classification

Minnesota context

Minnesota’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 82.2%, ranking #23 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 36.8% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 3 women from Minnesota serve in the 119th US Congress. No woman has been elected governor of Minnesota.

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Frequently asked

What is the median salary for female pharmacists in Minnesota?

Estimated at $119,357 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female pharmacists ($121,680) adjusted by Minnesota’s overall wage environment (-1.9% vs national).

What is the pay gap for pharmacists in Minnesota?

Estimated at 13.6%, or about $18,755 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.

How does Minnesota compare nationally on pay equity?

Minnesota ranks #23 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).

What BLS occupation code applies here?

29-1051 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.

Are these numbers adjusted for experience?

No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.