Pharmacist Salary
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A Pharmacist Salary is calculated by the US Government Bureau
of Labor Statistics from a variety of sources. Pharmacists work in a number of
settings including hospitals, clinics and schools. The average
Pharmacists salary varies depending on the location and the setting. The
assumption was made that the Pharmacists reflected here were working an
average of 40 hours per week with a total of 2080 hours per year.
Pharmacist Salary: Hourly &
Annually
HOURLY
The Pharmacist median salary is
$43.18
per hour. The lowest 10% earn $30.94 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn
more than $54.48 per hour.
ANNUALLY
On an annual basis the median Pharmacist salary is
$89,820. The lowest 10% earn $64,350 per year while the upper 10%
earn more than $113,310 per year. These
salaries are calculated as a mean or average.
Lowest and Highest Pharmacist
Salary
The lowest paid Pharmacists earn less than
$64,000 annually
while the highest paid Pharmacists earn more than $116,000 per year.
Top 5 States
The best states to earn a
Pharmacist
salary are Alaska Louisiana $176,510, Alaska $164,690, Arizona $164,200,
Wisconsin $163,750,
Colorado $163,680.
top
5 Metropolitan Areas
The best city or metropolitan areas to earn a
Pharmacist salary
are West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach FL $194,090, Laredo TX $192,550,
Dayton OH $190,780, Beaumont-Port Arthur TX $190,720, Denver-Aurora, CO
$185,710.
Private Practice
Vs Employment
Pharmacists
in private practice generally do so by opening a privately owned pharmacy. earn a median salary of approximately $15,000 per year. The highest
reported salary was over $200,000 per year and the lowest was $60,000.
EMPLOYMENT DATA
According to the US Department
of Labor nationally there are 26,400 Pharmacists who earn a salary through
being employed.
Where They Work
Of all the
Pharmacists employed in the
United States over
19,890 of them work in the offices of
physicians and other healthcare providers. An additional 4000 work in
hospitals. A small number work in an outpatient care setting.
Other Industries that
employ Pharmacist
Local government, schools and colleges and
employment agencies also provide employment opportunities for these
professionals.
Benefits
Fringe benefits are going to be similar to
those offered by small business's or single proprietor business's.
A typical
employment benefits package is worth over $20,000 per year.
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