Pharmacist Salaries

Pharmacist Salaries like many health care workers are driven by demand, supply of the worker and the highly technical nature of the work. Pharmacists require advanced education and expertise in drugs, effects, interactions and side affects. They often advise doctors concerning drugs and their affects.

Nationally there are just over 215,000 pharmacists earning salaries with a mean of $78,620 per year or approximately $37.80 per hour. The average pharmacist salaries range from a low of approximately $58,000 to a high of $97,650 per year.

Unlike most health care professions where a majority may be found in the hospital, clinic or nursing home setting the top employers of pharmacists are health and personal care stores, general medical and surgical hospitals, grocery stores, department stores, and other general merchandise stores.

The top paying industries for pharmacist salaries are ambulatory health care services, warehousing and storage, insurance carriers, Insurance agencies, brokerages or similar businesses, management and technical consulting services.

The top 10 states with the most jobs for pharmacists are California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey and Georgia.

The best paying states for pharmacists are California, Alaska, Nevada, Florida, Wisconsin, Delaware, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Oregon.

The best paying metropolitan areas for pharmacist salaries are Visalia-Tulare-Porterville California, Redding California, Merced California, Jersey City New Jersey, and Los Angeles-Long Beach California.

Top Employers TOP

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Health and personal care stores	95,250	$38.34	$79,750
General medical and surgical hospitals	48,510	$37.48	$77,970
Grocery stores	17,320	$38.04	$79,130
Department stores	11,510	$38.26	$79,590
Other general merchandise stores	10,930	$36.25	$75,410

Top Paying Industries for Pharmacist Salaries TOP

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Other ambulatory health care services	40	$41.42	$86,160
Warehousing and storage	410	$40.57	$84,380
Insurance carriers	910	$40.47	$84,180
Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related	80	$40.30	$83,820
Management and technical consulting services	370	$40.01	$83,220

States with the most Pharmacist's Employed TOP

State	Employment	Hourly Mean Wage	Annual Mean Wage
California	20950	$43.83	$91170
Texas	14520	$37.84	$78710
Florida	12680	$39.92	$83030
New York	12630	$37.99	$79030
Pennsylvania	10630	$34.93	$72660
Illinois	10160	$36.99	$76950
Ohio	9930	$36.70	$76330
Michigan	7270	$37.18	$77330
New Jersey	6610	$37.21	$77390
Georgia	6130	$36.43	$75770

States with the highest Pharmacist Salaries TOP

State	Employment	Hourly Mean Wage	Annual Mean Wage
California	20950	$43.83	$91170
Alaska	350	$40.71	$84670
Nevada	1790	$40.31	$83850
Florida	12680	$39.92	$83030
Wisconsin	3960	$39.64	$82440
Delaware	560	$39.22	$81570
Minnesota	3920	$39.16	81450
New Hampshire	950	$38.64	80370
Tennessee	5220	$38.43	79940
Oregon	3250	$38.27	79590

Top Paying Metropolitan Areas TOP

Metropolitan Area	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA	160	$49.72	$103,410
Redding, CA	180	$48.40	$100,680
Merced, CA	70	$47.19	$98,160
Jersey City, NJ	270	$46.85	$97,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA	5,340	$46.72	$97,180

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