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Pharmacist Career Market Report 2026

3,222 active jobs. 192 companies. Median salary $125K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

3,222
Active Job Openings
192
Companies Hiring
$125K
Median Salary (US)
62%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Pharmacist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 62% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $125K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $125K to $135K.

Pharmacy is the most-demanded skill at 100%

HIPAA demand rose +7.1pp — fastest-growing skill

Cvshealth leads hiring with 870 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Staff → Manager (+$10K, +8%)

Salary increase: +$10K · Sample: Staff → Manager

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Staff582$125K$125K$135K
Junior333$125K$125K$135K
Mid-Level17$50K$112K$143K
Manager11$135K$135K$146K
Entry-Level4$124K$124K$124K
Senior4$119K$123K$130K

What jumps out

Staff → Manager: +$10K (8%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States166$125KUSD
Remote12$127KUSD
Canada10$100KUSD
United Kingdom7$69KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.1%
Remote1.4%
Hybrid0.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Pharmacy
100%
Patient Care
75%
Patient Safety
53%
Scheduling
38%
Loss Prevention
16%
HIPAA
7%
EMR / EHR
7%
Pediatrics
6%
Oncology
6%
ACLS / BLS
5%
Geriatrics
5%
Mental Health
4%

Skills on the Rise

HIPAA ↑+7.1ppOncology ↑+5.6ppACLS / BLS ↑+5.2ppGeriatrics ↑+5.2ppMental Health ↑+4.1pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-65.0ppSustainability ↓-58.5ppTyping ↓-40.2ppActing ↓-38.7ppQuality Assurance ↓-22.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Cvshealth87027.0%
Walmart842.6%
Siloam702.2%
Meijer331.0%
Asda300.9%
Aah300.9%
Bilh280.9%
Prosidianconsulting280.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,455
Indonesia74
Canada39
United Kingdom34
Albania29
Remote28
Saudi Arabia13
Israel12

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree75.2%1,506
Bachelor's Degree11.1%223
PhD / Doctorate4.5%91
Master's Degree3.5%70

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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