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Clinical pharmacist salary in Illinois

Open clinical pharmacist jobs in Illinois post a median of $72.75 an hour, the middle half $70.75–$77.75 (about $151,300 a year full time), $5.25 below the national posted median. From 33 jobs at 9 employers that state their pay.

$72.75
Median posted /hr
$71–$78
Middle half /hr
$151,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$66.86
BLS median in IL
May 2025

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What clinical pharmacists are paid in Illinois

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

Posted hourly rates of 33 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $52.06, highest $99.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$70.75–$77.75/hr

Middle half of 10 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $72.75. 61% of the 54 open clinical pharmacist jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Clinical pharmacist pay by town in Illinois

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Chicago$75.75$54.90–$9910 (5)
Huntley$71$58–$84.104 (1)
Oak Lawn$68.75$54.90–$82.353 (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 Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$71$58–$84.1015
Advocate Health$68.75$54.90–$82.355
Endeavor Health$75.75$59.50–$95.294
UChicago Medicine$79.25$79.253
OSF HealthCare$65.25$59.90–$70.472
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$79.50$60–$991
Rush-Copley Medical Center$73.50$58.80–$88.201
Mercyhealth$72$57.66–$86.491
Carle Health$70.75$52.06–$89.541

Median of each employer's jobs in Illinois (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 Illinois

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

What BLS measures in Illinois

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, Illinois. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Pharmacists (29-1051)$47.58 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)$60.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)$66.86 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)$78.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)$81.46 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)12,070 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Clinical pharmacist salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a clinical pharmacist make in Illinois?

Open clinical pharmacist jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $72.75, the middle half $70.75–$77.75 (33 jobs from 9 employers). Full time that is about $151,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $66.86/hr ($139,080 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do clinical pharmacists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($75.75), Huntley ($71) and Oak Lawn ($68.75). The town table lists 3.

Which employers in Illinois pay clinical pharmacists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UChicago Medicine ($79.25), Endeavor Health ($75.75) and Northwestern Medicine ($71).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($72.75) is $5.25 below the national posted median of $78. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 27 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: 33 of 54 open clinical pharmacist jobs in Illinois (61%) 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 Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/clinical-pharmacist/illinois

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