The median H1B pharmacist salary is $129,230 a year, based on 1,655 certified Labor Condition Applications from FY2021 to FY2026. Half of the filings list between $114,400 and $144,050.
Median
$129,230
Average
$128,541
75th percentile
$144,050
| Median (50th percentile) | $129,230 |
| Average | $128,541 |
| 25th percentile | $114,400 |
| 75th percentile | $144,050 |
| Lowest filed wage | $31,000 |
| Highest filed wage | $228,000 |
| Certified LCA filings | 1,655 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC H-1B LCA disclosure data, FY2021 to FY2026. Certified cases with an annual wage between $30,000 and $1,000,000 whose job title or occupation title contains: pharmacist.
Share of the 1,635 Pharmacist filings that state a DOL wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
See the Pharmacist wage level breakdown, how wage levels affect H-1B selection, or check a salary with the wage level calculator.
Average filed wage, among states with at least 10 certified filings.
| State | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacist salary in California | 181 | $147,491 |
| Pharmacist salary in Arizona | 51 | $142,977 |
| Pharmacist salary in Oregon | 23 | $140,235 |
| Pharmacist salary in Washington | 106 | $138,505 |
| Pharmacist salary in Connecticut | 44 | $136,461 |
| Pharmacist salary in Illinois | 27 | $131,703 |
| Pharmacist salary in North Carolina | 45 | $131,166 |
| Pharmacist salary in Virginia | 39 | $129,748 |
| Pharmacist salary in Vermont | 13 | $128,895 |
| Pharmacist salary in Massachusetts | 53 | $128,850 |
By number of certified filings (employers with at least 5).
| Employer | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| CVS Rx Services Inc. | 409 | $134,168 |
| Safeway Inc. | 85 | $146,747 |
| Walgreen Co. | 83 | $128,536 |
| Safeway Inc. | 14 | $134,722 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 12 | $146,182 |
| Thrifty Payless, Inc. | 11 | $154,526 |
| The Methodist Hospital | 11 | $128,216 |
| Albertson's LLC | 11 | $140,094 |
| United Supermarkets, LLC | 10 | $129,808 |
| Rite Aid | 10 | $135,886 |
| The Kroger Company | 7 | $131,389 |
| SAFEWAY INC. | 7 | $146,117 |
| Fiscal year | Filings | Average wage |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 4 | $117,945 |
| FY2022 | 382 | $122,406 |
| FY2023 | 345 | $124,533 |
| FY2024 | 385 | $131,373 |
| FY2025 | 399 | $131,492 |
| FY2026 | 140 | $139,266 |
The median wage on 1,655 certified H1B Labor Condition Applications for pharmacist roles is $129,230 a year (FY2021 to FY2026). Half of the filings list between $114,400 and $144,050; the average is $128,541.
Among states with at least 10 certified filings, the highest average wage is in California ($147,491), Arizona ($142,977) and Oregon ($140,235).
By number of certified filings: CVS Rx Services Inc. (409, average $134,168), Safeway Inc. (85, average $146,747) and Walgreen Co. (83, average $128,536).
Level II: 42% of the 1,635 filings that state a wage level. The Department of Labor has four levels, I (entry) to IV (fully competent), each tied to a local prevailing wage.
A Labor Condition Application is what an employer files with the Department of Labor before an H-1B petition, stating the job, work location and the wage it will pay. Certified LCAs are public, which is where these figures come from. An LCA is not an approved H-1B petition, and one employer may file several for the same opening.