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Earnings
The median annual
wage for pharmacists was $122,230 in May 2016. The median wage is the wage
at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and
half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $87,120, and the
highest 10 percent earned more than $157,950.
In May 2016, the
median annual wages for pharmacists in the top industries in which they
worked were as follows:
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Department
stores
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$124,450
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General medical
and surgical hospitals; private
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122,850
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Grocery stores
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122,670
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Pharmacies and
drug stores
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121,730
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Most pharmacists
work full time, although about 1 in 5 worked part time in 2014. Because
many pharmacies are open at all hours, some pharmacists work nights and
weekends.
Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
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