Pharmacist Salaries and Employment in 2025: Retail Declines, Hospital Gains (rerun)
This week, we're rerunning some popular posts while we put the finishing touches on DCI’s 2026-27 Economic Report on Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Specialty Distributors . Click here to see the original post from June 2026. By Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. and Greis Kapexhiu It’s time for Drug Channels ’ annual look at pharmacist salaries and employment. The latest data might be a tough pill to swallow. As we predicted, the situation was grim for retail pharmacists. Employment in retail outpatient pharmacies fell by 8,200 positions in 2025, following a drop of 11,700 positions over 2023 and 2024 combined. Meanwhile, pharmacist employment at hospitals grew by 3,000 positions, after hospitals added more than 11,000 pharmacist jobs in 2023 and 2024. Nearly half of all pharmacists now work outside a traditional retail setting. Overall pharmacist salaries averaged $140,920, but varied widely across practice settings. Salary growth in many settings, however, did not keep pace with overall inflation. Our 2026 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers documents how and why retail pharmacy economics are under sustained pressure. Since 2018, the two remaining national drugstore chains have collectively closed nearly 3,000 locations, reflecting margin compression and weaker front-end economics. As always, full salary and employment data appear below for your enjoyment or sorrow. Click here to share your thoughts on the pharmacist job market with the Drug Channels LinkedIn community. Jump to: Pharmacist Employment Trends Pharmacist Salary Trends Methodology Read more » © 2006-2026 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP Global Company. All rights reserved. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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