The average pay for a Pharmacy Manager is $63.23 per hour.
The average pay for a Pharmacy Manager is $129,812 per year.
Job Description for Pharmacy Manager
Pharmacy managers help ensure customers get the medicine they need and that it is properly filled following the doctors orders. Typically, a pharmacy manager oversees one particular store, but there are positions in which they manage multiple locations. Along with ensuring their pharmacy complies with federal and state regulations, pharmacy managers must ensure staff communicate clearly, effectively, and positively with customers. It is up to the pharmacy manager to instruct and monitor employees to ensure they are professional and courteous in all interactions. Most pharmacies fill orders from walk-in patients on the spot, so the pharmacy manager must ensure their facility is efficient. They must train their staff to prioritize orders and deliver them within the allotted time frames. Teaching staff how to effectively deal with doctors and medical practitioners is essential as well.
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Dominating the field, CVS / Pharmacy, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, Walgreen Co., Walgreen's Pharmacy, and Rite Aid Pharmacy are top firms with a reputation for hiring a great number of Pharmacy Managers. Safeway, Inc. offers the highest compensation with a median salary of $139K. Soaring salaries can also be found at Walgreen Co., CVS / Pharmacy, and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, where earnings of $138K, $138K, or $137K are standard for Pharmacy Managers.
Rite Aid Corporation, Rite Aid Pharmacy, and The Kroger Company also scrape the bottom of the pay scale, with median earnings hovering around $128K, $132K, and $133K.
Common Career Paths for Pharmacy Manager
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As Pharmacy Managers make advancements in their career path, their salaries may not change right away. For example, the higher-level Pharmacy Director position pays around the same amount as the Pharmacy Manager job on average. Pharmacy Managers most often move into Pharmacist or Retail Pharmacist roles. However, the former pays $27K less on average, and the latter pays $27K less.
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Pay by Experience Level for Pharmacy Manager
Pay by Experience for a Pharmacy Manager has a positive trend. An entry-level Pharmacy Manager with less than 5 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $129,000 based on 236 salaries provided by anonymous users. Average total compensation includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay. A Pharmacy Manager with mid-career experience which includes employees with 5 to 10 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $133,000 based on 209 salaries. An experienced Pharmacy Manager which includes employees with 10 to 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $133,000 based on 226 salaries. A Pharmacy Manager with late-career experience which includes employees with greater than 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of $132,000 based on 150 salaries.
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