Salary by Years Experience for Pharmacist Jobs

Updated: 7 Feb 2012

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Salary by Years Experience

Years Experience	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Less than 1 year	$48,795 - $117,892
1-4 years	$49,136 - $118,683
5-9 years	$61,232 - $125,137
10-19 years	$67,622 - $134,194
20 years or more	$83,759 - $127,348
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 7 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 807

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Job Listings for Pharmacist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 14	Clinical Pharmacist Specialist	Detroit Medical Center	Detroit, Michigan
	Under limited direction, and according to established policies and procedures, provides clinical pharmacy services including primary and consultative services... Indeed
Nov 10	Clinical Pharmacist Specialist/ID	Detroit Medical Center	Detroit, Michigan
	Under limited direction, and according to established policies and procedures, provides clinical pharmacy services including primary and consultative services... Indeed
Jan 11	Pharmacist-PRN	Barnes Healthcare Services	Tallahassee, FL
	Job Description: Part time pharmacist will work within... on-call coverage. Job Requirements: * Licensed pharmacist in good standing with the state of Florida... Indeed
Dec 07	Pharmacist 712-450-06; 712-223-05, 06	Venice Regional Medical Center	Venice, FL
	Pharmacy Completion of internship requirements Currently licensed as a Pharmacist in the State of Florida Desired Experience: Previous Hospital experience... Indeed

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FAQs on Salaries for Job: Pharmacist

What is a Pharmacist Starting Salary?

In the United States, all pharmacists graduating from college after 1998 must attain a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in order to become a licensed pharmacist. A pharmacist starting salary, as with most careers that require a doctorate-level degree, is therefore quite high. PayScale's pharmacist starting salary data shows that even with less than a year of experience, median pharmacist salary is almost $80,000 a year. Compare a pharmacist salary to the starting salary of a physical therapist, or any other medical career that does not require a doctorate, and the difference is clear - the more education a career requires, the higher the starting salary tends to be, and this holds true for pharmacist starting salary as well. However, if you're contemplating a career as a pharmacist, starting salary is just one of many factors that should be considered in your pharmacist salary research. Looking further into PayScale's pharmacist salary data will show how a pharmacist's salary is affected by location, employment setting and more.

Pharmacist Salary Data

In addition to researching a pharmacist's starting salary, take some time to look at Pharmacist Average Salary by Industry - you'll see that a pharmacist's average salary is highest when working in a retail location, but not by much. How is a pharmacist average salary affected by location on a larger scale? Pharmacist Salary Data by State and Pharmacist Average Salary by City charts have the answer. Noticing a pattern? For a pharmacist, salary stays fairly consistent across a variety of factors. This type of pharmacist salary data is good news for pharmacists, who can set up shop in the locale and industry of their choosing without being concerned about taking a significant salary cut.

Pharmacist Average Salary

Before continuing your pharmacist salary research, find out why asking "what is a median pharmacist salary" will produce better results than "what is a pharmacist's average salary" by reading the Ask Dr. Salary article, "Why is Median Better than Mean for a Typical Salary?"