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Pharmacist salary in Iowa

Open pharmacist jobs in Iowa post a median of , the middle half (about $148,900 a year full time), the same as the national posted median. From at that state their pay.

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What pharmacists are paid in Iowa

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

Median $71.60 an hour. Middle half $67.25 to $71.60. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 12 open jobs in Iowa. Lowest posted $44, highest $117.40.

Posted on open jobs in Iowa

$67.25–$71.60/hr

Middle half of 12 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $71.60. 19% of the 63 open pharmacist jobs in Iowa state an hourly rate.

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Pharmacist pay by town in Iowa

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Ankeny$71.60$60.90–$82.303 (1)
Council Bluffs$71.60$49.54–$117.403 (3)

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.

Pharmacist pay by employer in Iowa

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Walgreens$71.60$60.90–$82.306
CVS Health$69.25$60–$812
Thrifty White Pharmacy$64.50$60–$702
CommonSpirit Health$83.47$49.54–$117.401
UnitedHealth Group$61.50$44–$791

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

Best-paid open pharmacist jobs in Iowa

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

What BLS measures in Iowa

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, Iowa. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Pharmacists (29-1051)$56.47 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists)$61.46 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists)$66.76 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists)$75.90 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists)$79.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists)3,230 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacists)

BLS median by metro area

  • Omaha, NE-IA$68.19/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Omaha, NE-IA)
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$67.84/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA)
  • Iowa City, IA$68.53/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Iowa City, IA)
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$67.57/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL)
  • Cedar Rapids, IA$64.19/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Cedar Rapids, IA)
  • Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$66.68/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA)
  • Dubuque, IA$69.90/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Dubuque, IA)
  • Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$67.12/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sioux City, IA-NE-SD)

Pharmacist salary in Iowa: common questions

How much does a pharmacist make in Iowa?

Open pharmacist jobs in Iowa that state an hourly rate post a median of $71.60, the middle half $67.25–$71.60 (12 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $148,900 a year. BLS measured a median of $66.76/hr ($138,860 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Iowa (May 2025).

Where in Iowa do pharmacists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Ankeny ($71.60) and Council Bluffs ($71.60). The town table lists 2.

How does Iowa compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Iowa ($71.60) is the same as the national posted median of $71.60. In the BLS survey Iowa ranks 29 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: 12 of 63 open pharmacist jobs in Iowa (19%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Pharmacist pay in other states

Pharmacist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The Pharmacists & Pharmacy Techs job market report →Posted pay against BLS wages →Iowa pay against its minimum wage →

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 every night from each employer's own careers site, published 6 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacists, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacists by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Pharmacist salary in Iowa. Data as of 6 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/pharmacist/iowa

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