Pharmacist pay at Walgreens

Walgreens posts $57.70–$82.30 an hour for pharmacists, a median of $71.50 across 87 open jobs that state their pay, $2.75 below the $74.25 other employers post. Read from Walgreens's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Lowest to highest /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: Walgreens jobs · Pharmacist pay nationwide · About Walgreens

What pharmacists are paid at Walgreens

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

Posted hourly rates of 87 open jobs at Walgreens. Lowest posted $57.70, highest $82.30.

Posted on open jobs at Walgreens

$71.50/hr

Middle half of the employer's 87 jobs stating pay, median $71.50. 85% of the 102 open pharmacist jobs at Walgreens state an hourly rate.

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Every range Walgreens posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

Walgreens pharmacist pay by state

State	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Florida	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	14
Kansas	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	10
Missouri	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	10
Iowa	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	8
North Carolina	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	7
Oregon	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	7
Wisconsin	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	7
California	$74.75	$60.90–$82.30	6
Illinois	$71.50	$57.70–$82.30	6
Nebraska	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	6
Arkansas	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	5
Colorado	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	5
Idaho	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	5
Utah	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	5
Kentucky	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Louisiana	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Michigan	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Minnesota	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Nevada	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Ohio	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Oklahoma	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Tennessee	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Texas	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Virginia	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	4
Arizona	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	3
Georgia	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	3
Indiana	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	3
New York	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	3
South Carolina	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	3
South Dakota	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	3
Alabama	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	2
Delaware	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	2
Massachusetts	$70.50	$60.90–$82.30	2
Mississippi	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	2
Montana	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	2
New Mexico	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	2
Pennsylvania	$70.50	$60.90–$82.30	2
Vermont	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	2
Washington	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	2
Connecticut	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	1
New Hampshire	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	1
New Jersey	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	1
West Virginia	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	1
Wyoming	$71.50	$60.90–$82.30	1

A state's name opens what every employer posts for pharmacists there, when enough do.

Against other employers

Walgreens's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for pharmacists (each of their advertised ranges once).

Walgreens

$71.50/hr median

Middle half $71.50, from 87 jobs stating pay.

172 other employers

$74.25/hr median

Middle half $66.25–$84.75, from 748 jobs stating pay.

Night shift pharmacist pay at Walgreens

In the 4 states where Walgreens posts both night and other pharmacist jobs, 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
Walgreens, FL	$71.50 (1)	$71.50 (13)
Walgreens, OH	$71.50 (1)	$71.50 (3)
Walgreens, NV	$71.50 (1)	$71.50 (3)
Walgreens, TN	$71.50 (1)	$71.50 (3)

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

Best-paid open pharmacist jobs at Walgreens

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Pharmacist - $10K Sign-On Bonus + Relocation
Walgreens · Santa Cruz, CA· 3w ago
$67.35–$82.30/hr
Pharmacist - $35K Sign-On Bonus and Relocation
Walgreens · Redding, CA· 2mo ago
$67.35–$82.30/hr

Pharmacist pay at Walgreens: common questions

How much does Walgreens pay pharmacists?

Walgreens's open pharmacist jobs post $57.70–$82.30 an hour, a median of $71.50 over 87 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $148,700 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does Walgreens pay pharmacists more than other employers?

Its posted median ($71.50) is $2.75 below the median of 172 other employers' rates for pharmacists ($74.25, middle half $66.25–$84.75). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does Walgreens pay pharmacists the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: California ($74.75, 6 jobs), Florida ($71.50, 14 jobs) and Kansas ($71.50, 10 jobs).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 87 of 102 open pharmacist jobs at Walgreens (85%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026

Cite this page

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

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