The highest paid pharmacists in the country are found in the sparsely populated states of Alaska ($125,330) and Maine ($125,310), according to the BLS. The third highest paying state, however, is California ($122,800) with 22,960 currently employed in the profession.
Washington, D.C., is the capital city of the United States, located between Virginia and Maryland on the north bank of the Potomac River.
DC stands for District of Columbia. Washington lies in the southeastern United States between Maryland & Virginia. It is the only American City that is not part of a State. It covers the entire area of the District of Columbia, a piece of land under the jurisdiction of the Fedral Government.