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

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

How does experience change A Float Pharmacist's salary?

A Float Pharmacist's salary grows with experience: a Float Pharmacist (0-0 years)earns $152,922, a Pharmacy Supervisor (3-5 years)earns $124,836, a Pharmacy Manager (5+ years)earns $181,885, a Pharmacy Senior Manager (5+ years)earns $205,330, a Pharmacy Director (5+ years)earns $251,602,

What are the highest paying states for a Float Pharmacist?

Float Pharmacist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Float Pharmacist roles are District of Columbia $170,130, California $169,485, Massachusetts $167,226. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Float Pharmacist roles make?

Salaries for Float Pharmacist level roles vary by specialization: Pharmacist - Retail: $163,792; Pharmacist: $151,258; Float Nurse: $81,573; Resident Pharmacist: $68,708; LPN FLOAT: $58,132.

How do different companies affect a Float Pharmacist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Float Pharmacist roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Float Pharmacist Salary in the United States

How much does a Float Pharmacist make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Float Pharmacist in the United States is $153,658 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $74.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $172,774
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $147,477 to $163,664
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $141,850

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Float Pharmacist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$163,664	$13,639	$3,147	$79
Average	$153,658	$12,805	$2,955	$74
25th Percentile	$147,477	$12,290	$2,836	$71

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Key Factors That Influence Float Pharmacist Salaries

A Float 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Float Pharmacist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Float 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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $152,922
Early Career (1-2 years): $124,836
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $181,885
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $205,330
Expert (over 8 years): $251,602

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Float Pha... Level Float Pharmacist	$152,922
Pharmacy ... Level Float Pharmacist	$124,836
Pharmacy ... Level Float Pharmacist	$181,885
Pharmacy ... Level Float Pharmacist	$205,330
Pharmacy ... Level Float Pharmacist	$251,602

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How Do Float 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 Float Pharmacists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $170,130.
California: $169,485.
Massachusetts: $167,226.

District of Columbia $170,130

California $169,485

Massachusetts $167,226

Washington $166,611

New Jersey $166,550

Alaska $166,335

Connecticut $164,214

New York $163,354

Hawaii $160,603

Rhode Island $159,313

Maryland $158,437

Minnesota $157,238

Colorado $156,777

Illinois $156,624

Oregon $156,040

Delaware $155,609

New Hampshire $155,339

Virginia $154,734

Pennsylvania $152,967

Nevada $152,075

North Dakota $151,783

Michigan $151,322

Wisconsin $151,153

Vermont $150,815

Texas $149,878

Maine $149,817

Arizona $149,724

Ohio $149,617

Georgia $148,203

Indiana $147,496

Wyoming $147,358

Utah $147,143

Iowa $147,051

Kansas $146,313

Louisiana $146,098

North Carolina $146,021

Missouri $145,990

Florida $145,391

Montana $145,069

Nebraska $144,761

Kentucky $144,592

South Carolina $143,978

Tennessee $143,593

Idaho $143,440

New Mexico $142,318

Oklahoma $142,072

Alabama $141,166

South Dakota $139,644

Arkansas $138,815

West Virginia $138,369

Mississippi $137,032

Top Paying Cities for Float 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:

San Jose: $193,809
San Francisco: $191,687
Oakland: $187,647

San Jose, CA $193,809

San Francisco, CA $191,687

Oakland, CA $187,647

New York, NY $176,920

Paramus, NJ $174,769

Queens Village, NY $174,761

Passaic, NJ $174,615

Bergenfield, NJ $174,602

Stamford, CT $174,264

Huntington, NY $174,201

Newark, NJ $173,065

Bridgeport, CT $172,741

Vallejo, CA $172,435

New Brunswick, NJ $172,374

Petaluma, CA $172,281

Middlesex, NJ $171,989

Somerset, NJ $171,882

Santa Cruz, CA $171,682

Boston, MA $170,745

Monterey, CA $170,205

Seattle, WA $169,854

Santa Rosa, CA $169,823

Los Angeles, CA $169,777

Juneau, AK $169,377

Washington, DC $169,208

Orange, CA $168,661

Santa Ana, CA $168,256

Long Beach, CA $168,102

Anaheim, CA $168,071

Anchorage, AK $167,994

Santa Maria, CA $167,533

Everett, WA $167,503

Danbury, CT $166,962

Bremerton, WA $166,750

Tacoma, WA $166,196

New Suffolk, NY $166,193

Sacramento, CA $166,150

Santa Barbara, CA $165,981

Trenton, NJ $165,812

San Diego, CA $165,812

Brockton, MA $165,643

Fairbanks, AK $165,267

Lompoc, CA $164,875

Lowell, MA $164,751

Ventura, CA $164,721

Nashua, NH $164,691

Stockton, CA $164,675

Modesto, CA $163,554

Poughkeepsie, NY $163,216

Olympia, WA $162,924

Kennewick, WA $162,924

New Haven, CT $162,862

Lawrence, MA $162,309

Hartford, CT $162,155

Riverside, CA $162,125

New Bedford, MA $161,971

Richland, WA $161,971

Bakersfield, CA $161,756

San Bernardino, CA $161,694

New Britain, CT $161,679

Atlantic City, NJ $161,679

New London, CT $161,617

Norwich, CT $161,571

Portsmouth, NH $161,541

Boulder, CO $161,215

Portland, OR $161,003

Worcester, MA $160,987

Minneapolis, MN $160,511

Philadelphia, PA $160,296

Honolulu, HI $159,789

Saint Paul, MN $159,715

Vineland, NJ $159,681

Providence, RI $159,236

Chicago, IL $158,790

Bellingham, WA $158,606

Springfield, MA $158,483

Baltimore, MD $158,437

Chico, CA $158,053

Pittsfield, MA $157,638

Manchester, NH $157,346

Spokane, WA $156,670

Denver, CO $156,654

Albany, NY $155,932

Troy, NY $155,871

Nassau, NY $155,706

Schenectady, NY $155,548

Wilmington, DE $155,425

Burlington, VT $155,210

Salem, OR $155,148

Portland, ME $154,672

Yakima, WA $154,518

Rochester, MN $154,042

Reno, NV $153,965

Fresno, CA $153,965

Milwaukee, WI $153,827

Detroit, MI $153,673

Ann Arbor, MI $153,647

Allentown, PA $153,627

Colorado Springs, CO $153,366

Syracuse, NY $153,289

Carson City, NV $153,289

Houston, TX $153,074

Eugene, OR $152,997

Gary, IN $152,813

Springfield, OR $152,690

Bismarck, ND $152,659

Galveston, TX $152,552

Medford, OR $152,321

Fort Collins, CO $152,260

Concord, NH $152,183

Austin, TX $152,137

Mesa, AZ $151,814

Reading, PA $151,799

Phoenix, AZ $151,783

Dallas, TX $151,737

Saint Cloud, MN $151,590

Madison, WI $151,384

Utica, NY $150,969

Rochester, NY $150,723

Des Moines, IA $150,708

Raleigh, NC $150,692

Atlanta, GA $150,462

Battle Creek, MI $150,416

Salt Lake City, UT $150,370

Lancaster, PA $150,139

Harrisburg, PA $149,924

Kansas City, MO $149,770

Champaign, IL $149,740

Kansas City, KS $149,740

Fort Worth, TX $149,724

Columbus, OH $149,698

Boca Raton, FL $149,663

Pittsburgh, PA $149,601

Richmond, VA $149,540

Indianapolis, IN $149,509

Cleveland, OH $149,494

Las Vegas, NV $149,309

Cincinnati, OH $149,309

Petersburg, VA $149,079

Huntsville, AL $148,849

Lansing, MI $148,746

Lebanon, PA $148,726

Pueblo, CO $148,710

Appleton, WI $148,664

Buffalo, NY $148,603

Dayton, OH $148,557

Racine, WI $148,526

Charlotte, NC $148,510

Saint Louis, MO $148,464

York, PA $148,372

Elkhart, IN $148,372

Gastonia, NC $148,343

Billings, MT $148,306

Beaumont, TX $148,265

Lorain, OH $148,234

Benton Harbor, MI $148,203

Toledo, OH $148,172

Binghamton, NY $148,096

Rock Hill, SC $148,080

Rockford, IL $148,003

Springfield, IL $147,942

Elyria, OH $147,927

Fargo, ND $147,927

Flagstaff, AZ $147,819

Fort Lauderdale, FL $147,727

Duluth, MN $147,635

Miami, FL $147,635

Cheyenne, WY $147,527

Grand Forks, ND $147,527

Bangor, ME $147,189

Cedar Rapids, IA $147,020

Durham, NC $146,955

Louisville, KY $146,943

Grand Rapids, MI $146,912

Hialeah, FL $146,897

Casper, WY $146,682

Scranton, PA $146,498

New Orleans, LA $146,451

Virginia Beach, VA $146,436

Akron, OH $146,359

Peoria, IL $146,159

Sarasota, FL $146,129

Nashville, TN $146,021

Omaha, NE $146,021

Green Bay, WI $146,021

Baton Rouge, LA $145,944

Charleston, SC $145,914

Jamestown, NY $145,837

Davenport, IA $145,837

Tucson, AZ $145,760

Saint Petersburg, FL $145,668

Tampa, FL $145,637

Evansville, IN $145,545

Port Arthur, TX $145,545

Bradenton, FL $145,483

Santa Fe, NM $145,207

Orlando, FL $144,930

Clearwater, FL $144,884

Canton, OH $144,561

La Crosse, WI $144,561

Albuquerque, NM $144,469

Newport News, VA $144,454

High Point, NC $144,408

Ogden, UT $144,346

Corpus Christi, TX $144,223

Norfolk, VA $144,131

Laramie, WY $144,131

Rock Island, IL $144,039

Saginaw, MI $144,008

Jacksonville, FL $143,993

Salisbury, NC $143,962

Boise, ID $143,931

Moline, IL $143,855

Fort Myers, FL $143,809

Memphis, TN $143,778

Tulsa, OK $143,701

Waterloo, IA $143,609

Spartanburg, SC $143,455

Lincoln, NE $143,378

Fort Wayne, IN $143,348

Provo, UT $143,332

Cedar Falls, IA $143,148

San Antonio, TX $143,086

Greensboro, NC $143,025

South Bend, IN $143,010

Savannah, GA $142,840

Muskegon, MI $142,779

Birmingham, AL $142,764

Winston Salem, NC $142,688

Lake Charles, LA $142,318

Anderson, IN $142,287

Lexington, KY $142,241

Augusta, GA $142,195

Greenville, SC $142,195

Lima, OH $142,072

Wichita, KS $142,057

Tuscaloosa, AL $142,057

Columbia, SC $141,919

Springfield, OH $141,888

Asheville, NC $141,642

Bloomington, IN $141,534

Knoxville, TN $140,981

Shreveport, LA $140,966

Wilmington, NC $140,766

Roanoke, VA $140,766

Topeka, KS $140,490

Frankfort, KY $140,473

Oklahoma City, OK $140,367

Chillicothe, OH $140,305

Longview, TX $140,290

Melbourne, FL $140,274

Sioux Falls, SD $140,029

Mobile, AL $140,013

Terre Haute, IN $139,952

Altoona, PA $139,860

Amarillo, TX $139,752

Killeen, TX $139,706

Fayetteville, AR $139,583

Chattanooga, TN $139,537

Sioux City, IA $139,399

Idaho Falls, ID $139,368

Lynchburg, VA $139,245

Gainesville, FL $139,045

Portsmouth, OH $138,968

Little Rock, AR $138,938

Lafayette, LA $138,876

Youngstown, OH $138,876

Daytona Beach, FL $138,784

Clarksville, TN $138,769

Pensacola, FL $138,753

Temple, TX $138,742

Hopkinsville, KY $138,292

Erie, PA $138,261

Florence, SC $138,200

Charleston, WV $137,954

Great Falls, MT $137,877

Macon, GA $137,662

Tallahassee, FL $137,647

Fayetteville, NC $137,616

Waco, TX $137,585

Helena, MT $137,478

Pine Bluff, AR $137,419

Vincennes, IN $137,232

Lubbock, TX $137,170

Alamogordo, NM $137,078

Twin Falls, ID $136,940

Rapid City, SD $136,894

Jackson, MS $136,617

Huntington, WV $136,607

Greenville, MS $136,602

Parkersburg, WV $136,445

Montgomery, AL $136,418

Wichita Falls, TX $136,264

Springfield, MO $136,264

Biloxi, MS $136,187

Monroe, LA $136,033

Johnstown, PA $135,926

Sumter, SC $135,864

Columbus, GA $135,849

Pascagoula, MS $135,557

Abilene, TX $135,557

Kingsport, TN $135,158

Albany, GA $135,158

Gulfport, MS $135,111

Alexandria, LA $134,604

Fort Smith, AR $134,220

El Paso, TX $133,805

Las Cruces, NM $133,114

Harlingen, TX $132,724

Pocatello, ID $132,699

Florence, AL $132,499

Brownsville, TX $132,469

Mcallen, TX $132,146

Dothan, AL $131,931

Columbus, MS $131,018

Altus, OK $130,302

Lawton, OK $130,010

Pierre, SD $129,457

What Skills Can Increase a Float Pharmacist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Results Oriented (Mentioned in 8.54% Job Postings): An individual or organization that focuses on outcome rather than process used to produce a product or deliver a service.
Business To Business (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): A type of electronic commerce (e-commerce), is the exchange of products, services or information between businesses, rather than between businesses and consumers (B2C).
Managed Care (Mentioned in 1.29% Job Postings): Managed Care is a health care delivery system organized to manage cost, utilization, and quality. Also known as managed healthcare.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Results Oriented	8.54%
Business To Business	1.72%
Managed Care	1.29%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Float Pharmacist's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Pharmaceutical Industry: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Data Science: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$158,268	3%
Pharmaceutical Industry	$158,268	3%
Data Science	$158,268	3%
Written Communication	$156,731	2%
Business Acumen	$156,731	2%
Innovation	$156,731	2%

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How Education impacts a Float Pharmacist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Float Pharmacists enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Float Pharmacist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $143,874 and $148,748).

Float Pharmacist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Float Pharmacist

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 3.4%

Associates 2.2%

Bachelors 34.5%

Masters 13.7%

Doctorate 45.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	3.4%
Associates	2.2%
Bachelors	34.5%
Masters	13.7%
Doctorate	45.2%

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

Understanding how a Float 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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$147,477

Average $153,658/year

$163,664

$12,290

Average $12,805/month

$13,639

$2,836

Average $2,955/week

$3,147

$71

Average $74/hour

$79

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$163,664	$13,639	$3,147	$79
Average	$153,658	$12,805	$2,955	$74
25th Percentile	$147,477	$12,290	$2,836	$71

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Salary Trends for Float Pharmacist

Salaries for a Float Pharmacist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $127,995 in 2023 to around $123,065 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Float Pharmacist salary trends, .

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2023

$127,995

2024

$126,120

2025

$123,065

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2024	$126,120
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