The pharmacists are the medical professionals who practice in pharmacy. Pharmacy is the field of the medical science which focuses on safe and effective use of the medication. In order to become a pharmacist, one has to complete whole 4 years of graduate degree of education at pharmacy schools where an individual may have to study Anatomy, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and various subjects. To get the licensure to be Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D), one has to go through the exam hosted by NAPLEX and MPJE.

As for the Pharmacist salary, the primary thing that affects the salary of pharmacist is his experience. The fresh graduate gets the lowest of the salary and with increasing years of practice and gaining experience, their salary will also increase gradually.

Though salary greatly varies with the experience, but it is not just experience that affects the salary. The other factor that greatly affects one’s salary is the type of organization involved in. Though one has to perform same duties, but their salaries may vary due to the difference in the organization. Here in this article, we have written down the salaries of some of the organizations involved in pharmaceutical field.

 

Rite Aid:

Beginning in 1962 with a single store in Pennsylvania, Rite Aid has grown its business being the largest drugstore in East Coast and third largest in whole United States. Currently, Rite Aid has total of 4,608 stores all over United States. There are 5,523 pharmacists working for Rite Aid in the present day. Judging by the rankings, an average pharmacist salary is of $20 to $63 hourly. The staff pharmacist earns yearly average of $10900 and the pharmacist manager earns salary of $57 hourly in average.

CVS Corporation:

CVS Pharmacy (Consumer Value Stores) is the second largest pharmacy chain having stores over 6,200 in all over United States. The CVS pharmacy has total of more than ten thousand pharmacists working for them currently. This organization has the stores in most of the states including Texas, Massachusetts and more. This company is based in Woonsocket of Rhode Island. The pharmacist salary in CVS Pharmacy starts from $23 to $63 hourly whereas the pharmacist team leader earns from $50 – $66 hourly.

Walgreens Corporate Office:

This is the largest drugstore chain that has been working in the United States. Having its headquarters in Illinois, this company has stores over 5,000 in all over the United States. There are more than 10,500 pharmacists working for them. A graduate pharmacist’s salary is between $37-$64 hourly whereas a pharmacist salary is $42-$64 per hour in this company.

One thing to know is that, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists are very different from each other. A pharmacist has to complete 4 years program whereas pharmacy technicians can easily get their certificate through the pharmacy technician certification courses.