Hello every one
Am a new RPH In Massachusetts.
Am wondering how much money the pharmacist can earn in retail pharmacy, hospital pharmacy and independent ones as well.
Just curious and try to know which place should I go for.
Plus what the pros and cones of each?
Please advice

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Stay away from retail. Benefits in a hospital are usually better than retail plus customers in retail are horrendous. Dealing with the public entails getting yelled at or even threatened with physical violence. Stay away from retail.

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Hey,
Usually a new PharmD/RPH rate is 55+/ hr (depends on state also). I would steer clear from Chain retail if possible and go with the mom and pop pharmacy.
You may also want to look into working with a University that have phatmacist jobs. The benefits and work life balance is awesome!
Hospital usually pay a bit less but it’s worth not dealing with the stress.

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Same here, consulting business in the making too. You’d be surprised to learn how much you know compared to your peers.

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Hello new pharmacist! Welcome to our field 😊

I’m based in the DMV area so I’m unsure about PharmD salaries in Massachusetts. You can search “pharmacist salary Massachusetts” on Google and use various sites (Glassdoor, Intuit, ZipRecruiter, Indeed, Salary.com) to get a general sense of what you can expect in terms of salary ranges. You can search more specific terms like “hospital pharmacist salary Massachusetts” to get more specific.

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I forgot to mention that some of theses roles may require additional training like Residency or Fellowships. You can always work an entry level role for a year or two and then go for additional training so that you have a greater chance of growing into a new role.

Best of luck!

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55 seems a bit low to me, but I work in a neighboring state to the north. Times are hard enough now to find pharmacists that I'd at least try for a bit more. Start mid-sixties and let them plead poverty and talk you down 🙄 after a few years when you see your DM taking a vacation every other month and hounding you on metrics so they can get their bonuses you'll realize you should start at $80

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I work in a neighboring state of mass. I make 56/hr entry level in hospital pharmacy. Benefits are really good - 25 days PTO to start and great health care.

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