Salary Pharmacist Australia | Australian Pharmacist Salaries

Average Pharmacist Salary / Wages

Salary and wage information for pharmacists is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Codes (ANZSCO) are 251511 for hospital pharmacist, 251512 for industrial pharmacist and 251513 for retail pharmacist.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are hospital pharmacist, industrial pharmacist, community pharmacist and retail pharmacist.

The average full time ordinary earnings at the end of 2010 in the health care and social assistance industry were $63,060.

Pharmacist Salaries / Wages in 2010-2011

Job Title Salary / Wage $ Location
Retail Pharmacist

$35 – $45 per hour Sydney
Retail Pharmacist Manager

100,000 – 110,000 Sydney
Retail Pharmacist

$30 – $35 per hour Melbourne
Retail Pharmacist Assistant

35,000 Melbourne
Senior Retail Pharmacist

70,000 – 80,000 Victoria
Hospital Pharmacist

55,000 – 70,000 Brisbane
Senior Hospital Pharmacist

85,000 – 91,000 Brisbane
Retail Pharmacist

$40 – $45 per hour ACT