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Clinical pharmacist salary in California

Open clinical pharmacist jobs in California post a median of $97 an hour, the middle half $84.25–$105.50 (about $201,800 a year full time), $19 above the national posted median. From 60 jobs at 19 employers that state their pay.

$97
Median posted /hr
$84–$106
Middle half /hr
$201,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$79.14
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What clinical pharmacists are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 60 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $49.54, highest $128.25.

Posted on open jobs in California

$84.25–$105.50/hr

Middle half of 40 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $97. 82% of the 73 open clinical pharmacist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Clinical pharmacist pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Palo Alto$118.25$87.93–$124.4015 (2)
San Francisco$104.75$82.78–$127.145 (2)
Los Angeles$91.50$49.54–$127.145 (3)
San Diego$89.25$60.82–$105.995 (4)
Santa Rosa$106.50$61.06–$127.144 (3)
Roseville$106$82.78–$127.784 (2)
Sacramento$102.50$82.78–$122.154 (2)
Oakland$107.75$87.25–$128.253 (2)
Burlingame$106.25$87.25–$128.253 (1)
Visalia$97.25$72.90–$124.183 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Clinical pharmacist pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for clinical pharmacists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Stanford Health Care$120.50$116.33–$124.4014
Sutter Health$104.75$82.78–$128.2512
Kaiser Permanente$110.75$101.67–$127.148
Kaweah Health$91.25$72.90–$124.183
CommonSpirit Health$90.75$49.54–$119.683
Stanford Medicine Children's Health$98.75$87.93–$110.162
Scripps Health$91.25$77.50–$105.602
Loma Linda University Health$89.25$70.79–$109.442
MemorialCare$81.50$79–$842
Shields Health Solutions$78.25$61.06–$91.352
Sharp HealthCare$77.50$59.16–$100.532
El Camino Health$104$81.23–$126.721
Salinas Valley Health$99.75$94.72–$104.931
Tenet Healthcare$93.50$72–$115.211
Providence$87.25$55.23–$119.171
Option Care Health$83.50$60.82–$105.991
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$82.75$69.84–$95.511
City of Hope California$78$781
Marshall Medical Center$78$70–$86.071

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for clinical pharmacists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open clinical pharmacist jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Pharmacists (29-1051)$43.54 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)$66.52 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)$79.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)$95.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)$102.80 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)34,030 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Clinical pharmacist salary in California: common questions

How much does a clinical pharmacist make in California?

Open clinical pharmacist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $97, the middle half $84.25–$105.50 (60 jobs from 19 employers). Full time that is about $201,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $79.14/hr ($164,610 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do clinical pharmacists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Palo Alto ($118.25), San Francisco ($104.75), Los Angeles ($91.50) and San Diego ($89.25). The town table lists 10.

Which employers in California pay clinical pharmacists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Stanford Health Care ($120.50), Kaiser Permanente ($110.75) and Sutter Health ($104.75).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($97) is $19 above the national posted median of $78. In the BLS survey California ranks 3 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 60 of 73 open clinical pharmacist jobs in California (82%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Clinical pharmacist pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Clinical pharmacist salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/clinical-pharmacist/california

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