Pharmacist salary

Open pharmacist jobs post a median of $74 an hour, with the middle half paying $66.25–$84.50: about $153,900 a year full time. Measured from 835 jobs at 173 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median /hr

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Pharmacist jobs

What pharmacists are paid

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.

Posted hourly rates of 835 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $25, the highest $149.39.

Posted on open jobs

$66.25–$84.50/hr

Middle half of 394 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $74. 30% of the 2,774 open pharmacist jobs state an hourly rate. 58 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.

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Pharmacist pay by employer

What each employer posts for pharmacists, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Walgreens	$71.50	$57.70–$82.30	87
UnitedHealth Group	$61.50	$29–$79	49
CVS Health	$68	$45.43–$101.54	45
Emory Healthcare	$67.25	$64.04–$80	25
UPMC	$67	$51.03–$100.74	23
Kaiser Permanente	$108	$76.83–$127.14	19
Providence	$91.50	$53.95–$134.17	18
Sanford Health	$74.25	$53–$100.50	18
CommonSpirit Health	$79.75	$49.54–$119.68	17
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$68.75	$49.27–$84.96	17
Northwestern Medicine	$71	$58–$84.10	16
Cedars-Sinai	$89.50	$63.36–$110.21	15
Stanford Health Care	$120.50	$116.33–$124.40	14
Sharp HealthCare	$90.25	$59.16–$111.88	14
ChristianaCare	$77.25	$58.26–$106.50	14
Advocate Health	$68.75	$54.90–$82.35	14
Baptist Health South Florida	$65.25	$53.11–$74.72	14
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions	$57.50	$49.60–$97.50	14
Sutter Health	$104.75	$82.78–$128.25	13
MultiCare Health System	$87.75	$68.30–$105.04	12
Boston Medical Center	$52.75	$43.03–$78.13	11
Allina Health	$78.75	$63.54–$91.44	10
Trinity Health	$63.25	$47.77–$108.26	10
HealthPartners	$80.75	$61.91–$92.87	8
Inspira Health	$73.25	$59.40–$81.52	8
AdventHealth	$73	$48.73–$94.84	8
Shields Health Solutions	$71.75	$52.88–$91.35	8
Maxor National Pharmacy Services	$71.25	$60–$78	8
Essentia Health	$78.25	$77–$86.65	7
UC Health (Cincinnati)	$60.25	$57.25–$61.42	7
Renown Health	$75.25	$66.01–$88.83	6
Carle Health	$70.75	$52.06–$89.54	6
Luminis Health	$70	$62.13–$93.19	6
VCU Health	$66.25	$53.05–$88.89	6
Confluence Health	$82	$61.82–$100.04	5
St. Charles Health System	$82	$69.98–$96.50	5
Gundersen Health System	$75.50	$59.73–$90.49	5
Ascension	$71	$50.89–$90.96	5
Valley Health (Virginia)	$70	$55.49–$83.97	5
UMass Memorial Health	$66.50	$46.26–$85.55	5

Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.

Pharmacist pay by state

States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.

State	Median posted	Middle half	BLS median	Jobs
California	$91	$81.25–$102.75	$79.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	139
Washington	$87.25	$79–$100	$77.22 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	54
Oregon	$79.50	$72.25–$88.75	$79.79 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	34
Minnesota	$77.25	$74.25–$80.75	$76.80 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	45
Colorado	$73.50	$64.75–$79.75	$75.01 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	26
Arizona	$71.50	$68–$73.75	$70.64 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	22
Nevada	$71.50	$69.25–$77.25	$67.32 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	16
Texas	$71	$65–$74.50	$66.47 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	38
Illinois	$70.75	$64.50–$73.25	$66.86 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	66
New Jersey	$70.75	$68–$74	$66.16 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	44
Kansas	$70.75	$68.75–$71.50	$66.25 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	15
Oklahoma	$70.75	$68.75–$71.50	$64.97 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	10
New York	$70.50	$65–$80.25	$68.31 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	42
Wisconsin	$70.50	$65.50–$76.75	$71.51 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	33
Delaware	$70.50	$67–$75.75	$73.50 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	19
Indiana	$70.50	$66.50–$73	$69.37 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	16
Virginia	$70.25	$66.75–$75.25	$69.26 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	38
Tennessee	$70.25	$67.50–$71	$64.13 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	18
Georgia	$70	$67.50–$75	$65.92 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	35
Maryland	$70	$68–$74.25	$66.82 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	18
Kentucky	$69.25	$65.50–$72.50	$65.64 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Pennsylvania	$68	$66–$71.25	$66.42 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	35
North Carolina	$68	$61.50–$70.50	$66.76 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	23
Arkansas	$68	$66.50–$71.50	$65.41 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	10
Michigan	$67.75	$63–$70	$66.28 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11
Connecticut	$67.75	$64–$70	$67.93 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
Missouri	$67.25	$61.50–$70.50	$66.16 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	30
Massachusetts	$66.75	$63–$70	$66.43 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	51
Alabama	$66.50	$61.75–$71.25	$64.72 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
Nebraska	$65.50	$61.50–$71.50	$66.99 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	10
Florida	$65.25	$61.50–$69.75	$65.37 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	51
Louisiana	$61.50	$58.25–$69.25	$63.66 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	14
Ohio	$61.25	$59.75–$68.25	$65.87 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	22

Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).

Night shift pharmacist pay

Where one employer posts both night and other pharmacist jobs in the same state (37 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Emory Healthcare, GA	$67.25 (4)	$67.25 (21)
UPMC, PA	$67 (3)	$67 (20)
Beth Israel Lahey Health, MA	$72 (1)	$68.75 (15)
Cedars-Sinai, CA	$89.50 (2)	$89.50 (13)
Sharp HealthCare, CA	$90.75 (2)	$90.25 (12)
Stanford Health Care, CA	$124.50 (1)	$120.50 (13)
Walgreens, FL	$71.50 (1)	$71.50 (13)
CVS Health, TX	$68 (1)	$70.50 (9)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Pharmacist jobs that state a yearly salary

Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.

324 open jobs from 88 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $148,300, the middle half $137,800 to $162,100, from $87,859 to $267,904 posted.

Pharmacist specialties

What each specialty posts. A specialty's jobs also count in the pharmacist figures above.

Clinical pharmacist salarymedian posted $78/hr, 284 jobs

Best-paid open pharmacist jobs

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

Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist - Rheumatology/GI - Pharmacotherapy Clinic - Full Time - 8 Hour - Days
John Muir Health · Walnut Creek, CA· 3mo ago
$99.60–$149.39/hr
Overnight Relief Clinical Pharmacist - Pharmacy 500P (Relief/Per-Diem, 10-Hour Night Shifts)
Stanford Health Care · Palo Alto, CA· 2w ago
$124.40/hr
Relief/Per Diem Clinical Pharmacist - Transition of Care (Relief/Hybrid, 8-Hour Rotating Shifts)
Stanford Health Care · Palo Alto, CA· 1mo ago
$124.40/hr
Infusion Oncology Pharmacist - Peninsula
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Poulsbo, WA· 5d ago
$88.88–$148.12/hr
Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Kaiser Permanente · Fontana, Los Angeles and 6 more, CA· 2d ago
$108.28–$127.14/hr
Pharmacist - PD - Days - Pharmacy @ MV
El Camino Health · Mountain View, CA· 2w ago
$103.94–$122.36/hr
Pharmacist in Charge-Name On Pharmacy License
Kaiser Permanente · Palm Desert, CA· 1w ago
$111.28–$114.62/hr
Per Diem Pharmacist; Mount Sinai Hospital; Inpatient
Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY· 2w ago
$111.91/hr
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist Lead, Oncology
Sutter Health · Roseville, CA· 4d ago
$91.28–$127.78/hr
Staff Pharmacist, Pharmacy, Full-Time, Variable Shifts (Limited, 6-Month Term)
MarinHealth · Greenbrae, CA· 5mo ago
$98.00–$120.61/hr
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Pharmacotherapy
Providence · Portland, OR· 3w ago
$83.92–$134.17/hr
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist, Oncology
Sutter Health · Oakland, San Mateo and 1 more, CA· 1mo ago
$87.25–$128.25/hr

Every open job: Pharmacist jobs

What BLS measures

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Pharmacists (29-1051)	$47.73 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)	$62.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)	$67.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)	$77.81 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)	$83.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)	321,970 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($74) is $6.25 above the BLS median ($67.75 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacists, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.

Pharmacist salary: common questions

How much does a pharmacist make an hour?

Open pharmacist jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $74, with the middle half between $66.25–$84.50 (835 jobs from 173 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $67.75/hr ($140,910 a year) for pharmacists in May 2025.

How much does a pharmacist make a year?

At the posted median of $74 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $153,900, and the middle half to $137,800 to $175,800. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 324 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $148,300.

Which states pay pharmacists the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: California ($91), Washington ($87.25) and Oregon ($79.50). The lowest: Ohio ($61.25), Louisiana ($61.50) and Florida ($65.25). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay pharmacists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Stanford Health Care ($120.50), Kaiser Permanente ($108) and Sutter Health ($104.75). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Do night shift pharmacists earn more?

Not in the base rate employers post: where one employer posts both night and other pharmacist jobs in the same state (37 such employers and states), the median gap is $0. Most state their night differential separately in the posting.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 835 of 2,774 open pharmacist jobs (30%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used: a plain hourly or yearly figure or range in US dollars, read from the job's own posting. A range counts at its midpoint. In the median and the middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; an employer's own figures count its jobs one by one. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates under a third or over three times the occupation's median are left out. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours (40 a week). A job counts under its occupation and every occupation above it, and under every state it is open in. A page exists while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacists by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Pharmacists (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Pharmacist salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/pharmacist

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