What are the main factors that influence a Registered Pharmacist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Registered Pharmacist?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Registered Pharmacist roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Registered Pharmacist's salary?

A Registered Pharmacist's salary grows with experience: a Registered Pharmacist (0-0 years)earns $137,545, a Pharmacist Supervisor (3-5 years)earns $112,227, a Pharmacy Services Manager (5+ years)earns $163,678, an Associate Pharmacy Director (5+ years)earns $184,823, a Clinical Pharmacy Director (5+ years)earns $226,532,

What are the highest paying states for a Registered Pharmacist?

Registered Pharmacist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Registered Pharmacist roles are District of Columbia $167,580, California $166,940, Massachusetts $164,720. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Registered Pharmacist roles make?

Salaries for Registered Pharmacist level roles vary by specialization: Pharmacist Director: $249,270; Pharmacist Manager: $180,190; In Store Pharmacist: $164,000; Pharmacist - Retail: $163,932; Remote Pharmacist: $152,160.

Registered Pharmacist Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Registered Pharmacist make in South Dakota?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Registered Pharmacist in South Dakota is $137,550 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $66.

However, a Registered Pharmacist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $154,572
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $132,170 to $146,460
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $127,272

10% $127,272

50% (Median) $137,550

90% $154,572

Registered Pharmacist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$146,460	$12,205	$2,817	$70
Average	$137,550	$11,463	$2,645	$66
25th Percentile	$132,170	$11,014	$2,542	$64

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Key Factors That Influence Registered Pharmacist Salaries

A Registered Pharmacist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Registered Pharmacist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Registered Pharmacist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Registered Pharmacist (0-0 years): $137,545
Pharmacist Supervisor (3-5 years): $112,227
Pharmacy Services Manager (5+ years): $163,678
Associate Pharmacy Director (5+ years): $184,823
Clinical Pharmacy Director (5+ years): $226,532

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Registered Pharmacist	0-0 years	$137,545
Pharmacist Supervisor	3-5 years	$112,227
Pharmacy Services Manager	5+ years	$163,678
Associate Pharmacy Director	5+ years	$184,823
Clinical Pharmacy Director	5+ years	$226,532

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How Do Registered Pharmacist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Registered Pharmacists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $167,580.
California: $166,940.
Massachusetts: $164,720.

District of Columbia $167,580 California $166,940 Massachusetts $164,720 Washington $164,110 New Jersey $164,050 Alaska $163,840 Connecticut $161,750 New York $160,900

Hawaii $158,190 Rhode Island $156,920 Maryland $156,060 Minnesota $154,880 Colorado $154,430 Illinois $154,270 Oregon $153,700 Delaware $153,280

New Hampshire $153,010 Virginia $152,410 Pennsylvania $150,670 Nevada $149,790 North Dakota $149,510 Michigan $149,050 Wisconsin $148,890 Vermont $148,550

Texas $147,630 Maine $147,570 Arizona $147,480 Ohio $147,370 Georgia $145,980 Indiana $145,280 Wyoming $145,150 Utah $144,940

Iowa $144,850 Kansas $144,120 Louisiana $143,910 North Carolina $143,830 Missouri $143,800 Florida $143,210 Montana $142,890 Nebraska $142,590

Kentucky $142,420 South Carolina $141,820 Tennessee $141,440 Idaho $141,290 New Mexico $140,180 Oklahoma $139,940 Alabama $139,050 South Dakota $137,550

Arkansas $136,730 West Virginia $136,290 Mississippi $134,980

Top Paying Cities for Registered Pharmacists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $138,980
Aurora: $139,720
Baltic: $138,220

Alcester, SD $138,980 Aurora, SD $139,720 Baltic, SD $138,220 Beresford, SD $138,630 Brandon, SD $137,940 Brookings, SD $139,980 Burbank, SD $138,490 Canistota, SD $138,690

Canton, SD $138,300 Centerville, SD $138,640 Chancellor, SD $138,280 Chester, SD $138,630 Colman, SD $139,080 Colton, SD $138,500 Crooks, SD $138,140 Davis, SD $138,470

Dell Rapids, SD $138,470 Egan, SD $138,840 Elk Point, SD $138,050 Elkton, SD $139,810 Fairview, SD $138,500 Flandreau, SD $139,300 Freeman, SD $139,140 Garretson, SD $138,240

Gayville, SD $139,380 Harrisburg, SD $138,020 Hartford, SD $138,240 Hudson, SD $138,610 Humboldt, SD $138,430 Hurley, SD $138,640 Irene, SD $139,030 Jefferson, SD $137,530

Lennox, SD $138,290 Lesterville, SD $139,270 Lyons, SD $138,270 Madison, SD $139,350 Marion, SD $138,740 Menno, SD $139,200 Mission Hill, SD $139,310 Monroe, SD $138,590

Belle Fourche, SD $139,120 Black Hawk, SD $134,870 Box Elder, SD $135,040 Buffalo, SD $138,870 Buffalo Gap, SD $137,780 Camp Crook, SD $139,000 Caputa, SD $135,690 Custer, SD $137,480

Deadwood, SD $136,630 Edgemont, SD $138,800 Enning, SD $137,720 Fairburn, SD $136,210 Fort Meade, SD $136,200 Hermosa, SD $135,660 Hill City, SD $136,580 Hot Springs, SD $138,690

Howes, SD $138,020 Interior, SD $138,240 Keystone, SD $135,530 Kyle, SD $138,540 Lead, SD $137,880 Ludlow, SD $139,410 Manderson, SD $138,760 Mud Butte, SD $138,110

Nemo, SD $135,720 Newell, SD $138,370 New Underwood, SD $135,700 Nisland, SD $138,680 Oelrichs, SD $138,410 Oglala, SD $138,650 Oral, SD $138,280 Owanka, SD $136,370

Piedmont, SD $134,970 Pine Ridge, SD $138,910 Porcupine, SD $138,490 Pringle, SD $137,910 Quinn, SD $138,040 Redig, SD $137,880 Saint Onge, SD $138,270 Scenic, SD $137,290

Smithwick, SD $138,450 Spearfish, SD $138,890 Sturgis, SD $135,760 Union Center, SD $137,810 Vale, SD $137,370 Wall, SD $137,840 Wasta, SD $137,140 White Owl, SD $138,080

Whitewood, SD $137,690 Wounded Knee, SD $138,770 Leola, SD $139,590 Long Lake, SD $139,800 Mansfield, SD $139,510 Mellette, SD $139,640 Northville, SD $139,490 Onaka, SD $138,950

Orient, SD $139,160 Pierpont, SD $139,630 Redfield, SD $139,860 Rockham, SD $139,320 Roscoe, SD $139,080 Selby, SD $138,840 Seneca, SD $138,860 Stratford, SD $139,650

Tolstoy, SD $138,870 Tulare, SD $139,660 Turton, SD $139,670 Warner, SD $139,810 Westport, SD $139,620 Pierre, SD $127,520 Agar, SD $130,830 Belvidere, SD $138,040

Blunt, SD $127,520 Burke, SD $139,120 Colome, SD $138,950 Dallas, SD $138,910 Draper, SD $134,620 Fort Pierre, SD $127,890 Gregory, SD $139,060 Hamill, SD $138,710

Harrold, SD $128,260 Hayes, SD $136,620 Herrick, SD $139,040 Holabird, SD $131,150 Ideal, SD $138,670 Kadoka, SD $138,200 Kennebec, SD $136,650 Long Valley, SD $138,190

Lower Brule, SD $136,470 Martin, SD $138,520 Midland, SD $137,740 Milesville, SD $137,830 Mission, SD $138,820 Murdo, SD $136,890 Norris, SD $138,410 Okaton, SD $138,060

Okreek, SD $138,740 Onida, SD $128,770 Parmelee, SD $138,650 Philip, SD $138,030 Presho, SD $135,630 Reliance, SD $138,790 Rosebud, SD $138,970 Saint Charles, SD $139,190

Saint Francis, SD $138,710 Tuthill, SD $138,360 Vivian, SD $135,040 Wanblee, SD $138,450 White River, SD $138,390 Winner, SD $138,820 Witten, SD $138,570 Wood, SD $138,370

Mobridge, SD $138,860 Bison, SD $138,520 Bullhead, SD $139,580 Cherry Creek, SD $138,160 Dupree, SD $138,190 Eagle Butte, SD $138,330 Faith, SD $138,150 Glencross, SD $138,260

Glenham, SD $138,910 Herreid, SD $139,440 Isabel, SD $138,240 Keldron, SD $138,900 Lantry, SD $138,400 Lemmon, SD $139,420 Little Eagle, SD $139,560 Lodgepole, SD $139,050

Mc Intosh, SD $139,110 Mc Laughlin, SD $138,990 Meadow, SD $138,200 Morristown, SD $139,260 Mound City, SD $139,200 Pollock, SD $139,720 Prairie City, SD $138,700 Ralph, SD $139,150

Reva, SD $138,700 Ridgeview, SD $138,400 Timber Lake, SD $138,470 Trail City, SD $138,430 Wakpala, SD $138,990 Walker, SD $139,210 Watauga, SD $138,900 Whitehorse, SD $138,550

Rapid City, SD $134,840 Ellsworth Afb, SD $134,840 Allen, SD $138,520 Batesland, SD $138,580 Montrose, SD $138,700 North Sioux City, SD $137,320 Nunda, SD $139,280 Oldham, SD $139,590

Olivet, SD $139,260 Parker, SD $138,510 Ramona, SD $139,350 Renner, SD $138,060 Rowena, SD $137,960 Rutland, SD $139,160 Salem, SD $139,170 Scotland, SD $139,480

Sinai, SD $140,030 Springfield, SD $139,650 Tabor, SD $139,560 Tea, SD $138,130 Trent, SD $138,660 Tyndall, SD $139,520 Utica, SD $139,280 Valley Springs, SD $138,050

Vermillion, SD $139,310 Viborg, SD $138,990 Volga, SD $139,710 Volin, SD $139,150 Wakonda, SD $139,010 Wentworth, SD $139,110 Winfred, SD $139,180 Worthing, SD $138,260

Yankton, SD $139,840 Sioux Falls, SD $137,930 Vienna, SD $139,960 Wallace, SD $139,870 Waubay, SD $139,810 Webster, SD $139,840 White, SD $140,060 Willow Lake, SD $140,120

Wilmot, SD $139,940 Mitchell, SD $139,970 Alexandria, SD $139,450 Alpena, SD $139,690 Armour, SD $139,400 Artesian, SD $139,670 Avon, SD $139,440 Bonesteel, SD $139,170

Bridgewater, SD $139,080 Canova, SD $139,270 Carpenter, SD $140,010 Carthage, SD $139,700 Cavour, SD $139,880 Chamberlain, SD $139,250 Corsica, SD $139,430 Dante, SD $139,360

Delmont, SD $139,360 Dimock, SD $139,520 Emery, SD $139,310 Ethan, SD $139,590 Fairfax, SD $139,190 Fedora, SD $139,550 Fort Thompson, SD $137,620 Fulton, SD $139,560

Gann Valley, SD $138,970 Geddes, SD $139,230 Harrison, SD $139,330 Highmore, SD $136,650 Stephan, SD $137,250 Hitchcock, SD $139,770 Howard, SD $139,620 Huron, SD $140,250

Iroquois, SD $139,920 Kaylor, SD $139,670 Kimball, SD $139,250 Lake Andes, SD $139,450 Lane, SD $139,980 Letcher, SD $139,600 Marty, SD $139,900 Miller, SD $139,380

Mount Vernon, SD $139,510 New Holland, SD $139,720 Oacoma, SD $139,130 Parkston, SD $139,570 Pickstown, SD $139,660 Plankinton, SD $139,490 Platte, SD $139,250 Pukwana, SD $139,150

Ree Heights, SD $138,460 Saint Lawrence, SD $139,380 Spencer, SD $139,250 Stickney, SD $139,400 Tripp, SD $139,440 Virgil, SD $139,570 Wagner, SD $139,470 Wessington, SD $139,470

Wessington Springs, SD $139,440 White Lake, SD $139,310 Wolsey, SD $139,740 Woonsocket, SD $139,680 Yale, SD $140,000 Aberdeen, SD $140,010 Akaska, SD $138,760 Amherst, SD $139,800

Andover, SD $139,590 Ashton, SD $139,570 Barnard, SD $139,760 Bath, SD $139,720 Bowdle, SD $139,020 Brentford, SD $139,820 Britton, SD $140,190 Claremont, SD $139,680

Columbia, SD $139,510 Conde, SD $139,660 Cresbard, SD $139,310 Doland, SD $139,960 Eureka, SD $139,510 Faulkton, SD $139,300 Ferney, SD $140,170 Frankfort, SD $139,950

Frederick, SD $139,800 Gettysburg, SD $138,000 Groton, SD $139,730 Hecla, SD $140,000 Hosmer, SD $139,290 Houghton, SD $139,410 Hoven, SD $138,910 Ipswich, SD $139,440

Java, SD $138,820 Langford, SD $139,610 Lebanon, SD $138,230 Watertown, SD $140,250 Arlington, SD $139,880 Astoria, SD $140,100 Badger, SD $140,120 Big Stone City, SD $140,320

Bradley, SD $139,830 Brandt, SD $140,000 Bristol, SD $139,720 Bruce, SD $139,850 Bryant, SD $140,050 Castlewood, SD $139,970 Claire City, SD $140,180 Clark, SD $140,070

Clear Lake, SD $140,020 Corona, SD $140,180 De Smet, SD $140,000 Eden, SD $139,750 Erwin, SD $139,910 Estelline, SD $139,940 Florence, SD $139,900 Garden City, SD $139,920

Gary, SD $140,110 Goodwin, SD $139,840 Grenville, SD $139,710 Hayti, SD $140,020 Hazel, SD $139,960 Henry, SD $139,960 Kranzburg, SD $140,480 Labolt, SD $139,850

Lake City, SD $139,980 Lake Norden, SD $140,090 Lake Preston, SD $139,950 Marvin, SD $139,700 Milbank, SD $140,300 New Effington, SD $140,480 Ortley, SD $139,730 Peever, SD $139,920

Raymond, SD $139,990 Revillo, SD $139,940 Rosholt, SD $140,440 Roslyn, SD $139,690 Sisseton, SD $140,010 South Shore, SD $139,750 Stockholm, SD $139,750 Strandburg, SD $139,730

Summit, SD $139,740 Toronto, SD $139,950 Twin Brooks, SD $139,690 Veblen, SD $140,250

Registered Pharmacist Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Registered Pharmacist salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $153,267. While startup companies pay approximate $129,803.

Registered Pharmacist Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$129,803
Growth Stage	51~500	$137,249
Established	501~5000	$148,030
Enterprise	5000+	$153,267

Registered Pharmacist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Registered Pharmacist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 122% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Registered Pharmacist positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Registered Pharmacist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Registered Pharmacist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$192,570	$93.0	40%
Financial Services	$178,815	$86.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$167,811	$81.0	22%
Biotechnology	$154,056	$74.0	12%
Healthcare	$144,428	$69.0	5%

Registered Pharmacist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Registered Pharmacist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$132,170

Average $137,550/year

$146,460

$11,014

Average $11,463/month

$12,205

$2,542

Average $2,645/week

$2,817

$64

Average $66/hour

$70

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$146,460	$12,205	$2,817	$70
Average	$137,550	$11,463	$2,645	$66
25th Percentile	$132,170	$11,014	$2,542	$64

Registered Pharmacist Salary Growth & Career Path

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Registered Pharmacist, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Registered Pharmacist Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Pharmacist Supervisor	$112,300	-18%
Mail Order Pharmacist	$138,300	1%

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Registered Pharmacist Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Registered Pharmacist make in South Dakota?

Key Factors That Influence Registered Pharmacist Salaries

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How Do Registered Pharmacist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Top Paying Cities for Registered Pharmacists

Registered Pharmacist Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Registered Pharmacist Salary by Company Size

Registered Pharmacist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

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