Mid-career New York baseline: $125,000. Each city lists local-market pay and a COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent — the equivalent is not market pay.
| # | City | Local market | Lifestyle equivalent | COLI | Take-Home % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich | CHF 58,742 | CHF 123,967 | 122.4 | 63.2% |
| 2 | Geneva | CHF 58,742 | CHF 120,118 | 118.6 | 59.2% |
| 3 | New York | $125,000 | $125,000 | 100.0 | 63.6% |
| 4 | San Francisco | $125,000 | $122,000 | 97.6 | 64.6% |
| 5 | Singapore | S$73,277 | S$142,810 | 87.7 | 76.1% |
| 6 | London | £50,828 | £82,361 | 87.5 | 73.3% |
| 7 | Copenhagen | kr 349,134 | kr 680,018 | 85.7 | 59.9% |
| 8 | Amsterdam | €51,933 | €87,545 | 82.6 | 63.0% |
| 9 | Boston | $125,000 | $103,000 | 82.4 | 64.9% |
| 10 | Tel Aviv | ₪170,971 | ₪365,789 | 81.3 | 74.2% |
| 11 | Miami | $125,000 | $100,125 | 80.1 | 73.9% |
| 12 | Washington DC | $125,000 | $99,750 | 79.8 | 65.4% |
| 13 | Seattle | $125,000 | $99,375 | 79.5 | 73.9% |
| 14 | Oslo | kr 602,711 | kr 985,683 | 78.5 | 67.8% |
| 15 | San Diego | $125,000 | $96,875 | 77.5 | 64.6% |
| 16 | Tokyo | ¥5,809,111 | ¥14,968,144 | 77.3 | 72.6% |
| 17 | Los Angeles | $125,000 | $95,375 | 76.3 | 64.6% |
| 18 | Sydney | A$95,913 | A$132,324 | 74.5 | 79.6% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | HK$391,566 | HK$720,482 | 73.6 | 87.4% |
| 20 | Chicago | $125,000 | $91,500 | 73.2 | 69.0% |
| 21 | Dublin | €47,694 | €77,158 | 72.8 | 73.6% |
| 22 | Dubai | AED 199,251 | AED 327,858 | 72.4 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Doha | QAR 191,340 | QAR 316,623 | 69.5 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Seoul | ₩47,609,187 | ₩109,342,432 | 68.9 | 78.2% |
| 25 | Philadelphia | $125,000 | $86,000 | 68.8 | 70.8% |
| 26 | Luxembourg City | €46,634 | €72,495 | 68.4 | 69.5% |
| 27 | Melbourne | A$95,913 | A$121,135 | 68.2 | 79.6% |
| 28 | Abu Dhabi | AED 199,251 | AED 307,027 | 67.8 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Portland | $125,000 | $84,000 | 67.2 | 64.0% |
| 30 | Denver | $125,000 | $82,125 | 65.7 | 69.5% |
| 31 | Vancouver | C$110,006 | C$110,683 | 65.4 | 70.4% |
| 32 | Austin | $125,000 | $81,000 | 64.8 | 73.9% |
| 33 | Tampa | $125,000 | $80,625 | 64.5 | 73.9% |
| 34 | Stockholm | kr 557,615 | kr 731,727 | 64.3 | 61.0% |
| 35 | Perth | A$95,913 | A$112,787 | 63.5 | 79.6% |
| 36 | Atlanta | $125,000 | $79,000 | 63.2 | 68.4% |
| 37 | Nashville | $125,000 | $78,500 | 62.8 | 73.9% |
| 38 | Osaka | ¥5,809,111 | ¥12,160,407 | 62.8 | 72.6% |
| 39 | Dallas | $125,000 | $78,125 | 62.5 | 73.9% |
| 40 | Toronto | C$110,006 | C$105,436 | 62.3 | 68.9% |
| 41 | Edinburgh | £50,828 | £58,453 | 62.1 | 73.8% |
| 42 | Munich | €62,532 | €65,182 | 61.5 | 60.1% |
| 43 | Minneapolis | $125,000 | $76,750 | 61.4 | 66.1% |
| 44 | Auckland | NZ$104,744 | NZ$122,470 | 60.8 | 72.7% |
| 45 | Houston | $125,000 | $75,250 | 60.2 | 73.9% |
| 46 | Charlotte | $125,000 | $74,750 | 59.8 | 69.4% |
| 47 | Phoenix | $125,000 | $73,625 | 58.9 | 71.4% |
| 48 | Raleigh | $125,000 | $73,250 | 58.6 | 69.4% |
| 49 | Helsinki | €42,395 | €61,684 | 58.2 | 70.8% |
| 50 | Las Vegas | $125,000 | $72,750 | 58.2 | 73.9% |
| 51 | Milan | €31,796 | €61,260 | 57.8 | 65.6% |
| 52 | Nice | €48,754 | €55,855 | 52.7 | 61.8% |
| 53 | Montreal | C$110,006 | C$88,174 | 52.1 | 63.1% |
| 54 | Fukuoka | ¥5,809,111 | ¥9,952,944 | 51.4 | 72.6% |
| 55 | Berlin | €62,532 | €54,265 | 51.2 | 60.1% |
| 56 | Brussels | €40,275 | €53,311 | 50.3 | 67.1% |
| 57 | Rome | €31,796 | €52,251 | 49.3 | 65.6% |
| 58 | Vienna | €40,275 | €51,085 | 48.2 | 62.4% |
| 59 | Paris | €48,754 | €49,708 | 46.9 | 61.8% |
| 60 | Shanghai | ¥117,809 | ¥388,769 | 46.2 | 69.6% |
| 61 | Taipei | NT$1,106,928 | NT$1,771,084 | 44.8 | 86.4% |
| 62 | Beijing | ¥117,809 | ¥366,049 | 43.5 | 69.6% |
| 63 | Riyadh | SAR 178,125 | SAR 199,688 | 42.6 | 90.2% |
| 64 | Panama City | $17,500 | $52,875 | 42.3 | 84.7% |
| 65 | Barcelona | €29,676 | €44,620 | 42.1 | 69.8% |
| 66 | Shenzhen | ¥117,809 | ¥352,585 | 41.9 | 69.6% |
| 67 | São Paulo | R$94,597 | R$263,611 | 41.8 | 69.7% |
| 68 | Guangzhou | ¥117,809 | ¥325,657 | 38.7 | 69.6% |
| 69 | Madrid | €29,676 | €40,275 | 38.0 | 69.8% |
| 70 | Bangkok | ฿464,876 | ฿1,441,115 | 37.2 | 92.9% |
| 71 | Cancún | MX$254,142 | MX$758,189 | 35.8 | 83.7% |
| 72 | Lisbon | €25,437 | €36,777 | 34.7 | 67.6% |
| 73 | Valencia | €29,676 | €35,505 | 33.5 | 69.8% |
| 74 | Santiago | CLP 16,406,250 | CLP 38,906,250 | 33.2 | 78.6% |
| 75 | Kuala Lumpur | RM 81,325 | RM 166,717 | 32.8 | 81.8% |
| 76 | Mexico City | MX$254,142 | MX$688,300 | 32.5 | 83.7% |
| 77 | Montevideo | $U 682,794 | $U 1,706,984 | 32.5 | 78.7% |
| 78 | Split | €19,078 | €33,704 | 31.8 | 60.0% |
| 79 | Málaga | €29,676 | €33,068 | 31.2 | 69.8% |
| 80 | San José (CR) | ₡8,855,422 | ₡19,734,940 | 31.2 | 89.3% |
| 81 | Playa del Carmen | MX$254,142 | MX$652,297 | 30.8 | 83.7% |
| 82 | Athens | €23,317 | €32,432 | 30.6 | 68.9% |
| 83 | Prague | Kč 633,660 | Kč 881,363 | 30.6 | 74.0% |
| 84 | Phuket | ฿464,876 | ฿1,181,559 | 30.5 | 92.9% |
| 85 | Porto | €25,437 | €31,902 | 30.1 | 67.6% |
| 86 | Tallinn | €23,317 | €30,630 | 28.9 | 85.1% |
| 87 | Cape Town | R 341,679 | R 646,913 | 28.4 | 79.5% |
| 88 | Warsaw | zł 97,892 | zł 139,006 | 28.4 | 78.0% |
| 89 | Lagos | ₦11,859,940 | ₦53,962,726 | 27.3 | 69.8% |
| 90 | Manila | ₱490,870 | ₱1,879,330 | 26.8 | 86.7% |
| 91 | Ho Chi Minh City | ₫218,750,000 | ₫825,000,000 | 26.4 | 78.6% |
| 92 | Budapest | Ft 8,081,702 | Ft 11,718,468 | 26.1 | 66.5% |
| 93 | Lima | S/41,679 | S/119,480 | 25.8 | 84.6% |
| 94 | Buenos Aires | AR$13,930,723 | AR$35,662,651 | 25.6 | 54.1% |
| 95 | Bali (Denpasar) | Rp 135,071,536 | Rp 488,187,123 | 25.3 | 84.4% |
| 96 | Riga | €19,078 | €26,815 | 25.3 | 69.5% |
| 97 | Phnom Penh | $7,500 | $31,000 | 24.8 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Nairobi | KSh 968,562 | KSh 3,987,246 | 24.7 | 70.5% |
| 99 | Jakarta | Rp 135,071,536 | Rp 472,750,377 | 24.5 | 84.4% |
| 100 | Hanoi | ₫218,750,000 | ₫753,125,000 | 24.1 | 78.6% |
| 101 | Krakow | zł 97,892 | zł 116,491 | 23.8 | 78.0% |
| 102 | Istanbul | ₺560,053 | ₺924,087 | 23.1 | 61.9% |
| 103 | Bogotá | COP 51,957,831 | COP 118,983,434 | 22.9 | 89.9% |
| 104 | Chiang Mai | ฿464,876 | ฿875,516 | 22.6 | 92.9% |
| 105 | Bucharest | lei 84,639 | lei 119,023 | 22.5 | 55.0% |
| 106 | Mumbai | ₹728,069 | ₹2,319,418 | 22.3 | 93.9% |
| 107 | Casablanca | MAD 84,996 | MAD 268,345 | 22.1 | 79.9% |
| 108 | Bangalore | ₹728,069 | ₹2,163,404 | 20.8 | 93.9% |
| 109 | Medellín | COP 51,957,831 | COP 105,993,976 | 20.4 | 89.9% |
| 110 | Delhi | ₹728,069 | ₹2,028,191 | 19.5 | 93.9% |
| 111 | Marrakech | MAD 84,996 | MAD 233,133 | 19.2 | 79.9% |
| 112 | Chennai | ₹728,069 | ₹1,965,785 | 18.9 | 93.9% |
| 113 | Cairo | E£365,964 | E£1,024,699 | 16.8 | 70.7% |
Data covers 113 cities. Local market = verified / OECD / COLI badge (same as /is-my-salary-good/). Lifestyle equivalent = NYC baseline × city COLI / 100 — not market pay. Updated 2026.
Typical pharmacist salary range (New York baseline, USD):
The mid-career pharmacist New York baseline is $125,000. Each city shows two numbers: local-market pay (verified national stats, OECD estimate, or COLI fallback) and a lifestyle equivalent (NYC baseline scaled by city COLI). The equivalent is not what someone earns locally.
The highest COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent for a pharmacist is Zurich at $153,000 USD. That figure is purchasing-power scaled from the New York baseline, not local market pay. See both columns in the table for all 113 cities.
Local-market pay uses the same country multipliers as /is-my-salary-good/ (verified national statistics, OECD wage ratios, or COLI fallback). Lifestyle equivalent starts from the New York baseline and scales by city COLI (NYC = 100). Take-home percentage is tax and social contributions on the local-market figure.