How much do pharmacists get paid per hour?

The salary could range anywhere from $85,000 to $120,000 per year.

The salary of a pharmacist could vary due to many factors that include but are not limited to:

1. Experience - Years as a pharmacist, Residency-Trained or Not

2. Economy - Supply and Demand in the Region

3. Location - City and State

4. Location - Metropolitan, Suburban, Rural Areas

5. Practice Setting - Hospital, Retail, Independent, Specialty, Research, Entrepreneurial

6. Industry Setting - Private, Public, Government, Academia, Non-profit Organizations

7. Specialization - Staff, Clinical, Managerial, Research, Sales, Consulting

8. Negotiation Skills

9. Employment Type - Full-Time, Part-Time, Contract, Temporary, Seasonal, with or without Benefits

1. Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos079.htm#oes_links

AnswerAccording to the U.S. Department of Labor, median annual wage and salary earnings of pharmacists in 2002 were $77,050. The middle 50 percent earned between $66,210 and $87,250 a year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $54,110, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $94,570 a year. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of pharmacists in 2002 were as follows:

• Grocery stores $78,270
• Health and personal care stores 76,800
• General medical and surgical hospitals 76,620

AnswerA regular pharmacist straight out of school starts out at 40+ an hour. An intern in his final year is about $10 less than that. The pharmicists I know make $42 an hour and don't work a 40h week. It comes out to bout 87,360 a yr. AnswerPharmacist salaries vary by both position held and geographical location. Contrary to what might be considered normal business practices, rural locations typically pay more because its harder to find and keep professionals in that environment. Personally, I have filled in at rural hospitals for $100 an hour while filling in at their urban counterparts has landed me $37 an hour.

Lumping pharmacist salaries into a single figure is very difficult to do given the diversity of jobs contained under the description of "pharmacist". Retail, hospital, Consulting, Managed Care, Nuclear, and Compounding pharmacists will all make differing salaries for their positions, as well as geographic areas.

Since 2001, graduates have been required to be Doctors in their field before they are allowed to sit for pharmacist licensure. This will undoubtedly keep pharmacist salaries high, if not make them raise higher.