Pharmacist Salary in Florida 2026, $135,970 Median | BLS Data by City
Florida has more pharmacists per capita than the country as a whole and pays them slightly below the national median, but it takes no state income tax and it has a consultant pharmacist licence that opens long-term-care work no other state structures the same way.
Updated July 2026 · BLS OEWS May 2025
Compiled by GlobalCybers Labor Market Research · Reviewed by Karen Osei, RN, BSN, Clinical Recruitment Lead · See methodology & sources →
FL Median
$135,970
$65.37/hr
vs National
−$4,940
3.5% below US median
FL P90
$166,310
$79.96/hr · top earners
FL Job Growth
+4.6%
2024–2034 · national BLS EP 2024–34
🤑Florida levies no state income tax, and at a pharmacist's income that is worth a large amount every year relative to California, New York or Oregon, where the same gross figure loses a substantial percentage. That is the honest counterweight to Florida's below-median gross number: a Florida pharmacist at $135,970 takes home comparably to a pharmacist earning noticeably more in a high-tax state. The offsetting Florida costs are property insurance and housing in the coastal counties.
Direct Answer
How much do pharmacists make in Florida in 2026?
Florida pharmacists earn a median $135,970 a year, or $65.37 an hour, per BLS OEWS May 2025, 3.5% below the national median of $140,910 — though with no state income tax withheld, Florida take-home compares favourably with most higher-paying states. The range runs $56,000 to $166,310, and the low end reflects part-time and relief practice rather than a career stage, since the 25th percentile is already $125,370. Naples-Marco Island pays the most at $154,060, ahead of Lakeland-Winter Haven at $142,380 and Sebring at $139,570. → Full pharmacist career guide, career path, credentials & placement →
Note: $135,970 blends every experience level, apprentice through master. For pay by license level alone, see pay by level below.
Key takeaways
Florida pharmacists earn a median $135,970/yr ($65.37/hr) per BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 29-1051), 3.5% below the $140,910 national median; the state P10–P90 range is $56,000 to $166,310.
The small inland and Gulf coast markets pay best — Naples-Marco Island $154,060, Lakeland-Winter Haven $142,380, Sebring $139,570 — because they are harder to staff, not because they are wealthier.
Florida's 25th percentile of $125,370 sits far above its 10th percentile of $56,000, which means the bottom decile is part-time and relief practice, not an entry-level salary.
Florida's consultant pharmacist licence, required for long-term-care facility oversight, is a genuine specialty credential in a state with the country's largest concentration of such facilities.
Florida at a glance
Median salary$135,970
Median hourly$65.37
Range (P10–P90)$56,000–$166,310
Top-paying metroNaples-Marco Island · $154,060
vs national3.5% below
State income tax0%
FL employment (BLS)21,540
Location quotient1.05× US concentration
Wage basisBLS OEWS May 2025, Florida
Florida Pharmacist Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
$56,000
P10
$125,370
P25
$135,970
Median
$154,470
P75
$166,310
P90
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025
Methodology & Sources
How the Florida pharmacist pay figures on this page are built
Published (BLS): BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 29-1051, Florida statewide estimate. Public, methodologically rigorous, but sampled on a rolling 3-year basis and published ~10 months after collection — so it reflects wages that are already 1–2 years old by the time you read them. OEWS publishes one blended wage for the whole occupation in Florida; it does not break pay out by credential or licence level.
Pay by level: the level and career-stage tables on this page distribute Florida's own published BLS pay range across the tiers employers actually hire at. They are GlobalCybers estimates aligned to published percentiles, not separate BLS publications.
Placement sample: GlobalCybers holds no Florida placement sample for this occupation, so this page shows published and percentile-aligned figures only — no placement-based median is claimed anywhere on it.
How to become a licensed pharmacist in Florida, step by step
1
Earn a PharmD and complete intern hours
Graduate from an ACPE-accredited PharmD programme and complete the intern hours the Florida Board of Pharmacy requires.
2
Pass NAPLEX and the Florida jurisprudence exam
Sit the NAPLEX and the Florida jurisprudence examination, or apply by endorsement if already licensed elsewhere and eligible.
3
Add the consultant pharmacist licence
Qualify for Florida's consultant pharmacist licence to take on long-term-care and assisted living facility oversight, which is a distinctly Florida route toward the state 75th percentile of $154,470.
4
Move into specialty practice or pharmacy leadership
Take a specialty, infusion or nuclear pharmacy post, or a pharmacy director role, which is where the state 90th percentile of $166,310 sits.
FBOP License Levels
How much do the pharmacist credential levels pay in Florida?
Florida licenses issued by FBOP (Florida Board of Pharmacy, Department of Health), which licenses pharmacists and issues Florida's separate consultant pharmacist licence. Each level's median pay in Florida markets.
FBOP License
FL Pay Range
FL Median
Key Note
Relief or per-diem pharmacist
$52K–$125K
$56,000
The bottom of the Florida range, around the 10th percentile. Part-time, relief and per-diem practice; very few full-time Florida pharmacists earn at this level.
Staff pharmacist
$125K–$154K
$135,970
The Florida median. Full-time community, health-system or mail-order staff practice, which is where the majority of licensed Florida pharmacists sit.
Consultant, clinical or pharmacy manager
$147K–$166K
$154,470
The state 75th percentile. Consultant pharmacists overseeing long-term-care facilities, board-certified clinical specialists and pharmacy managers.
Director or specialty practice
$160K–$203K
$166,310
The state 90th percentile. Pharmacy directors, health-system leadership, and specialty, infusion and nuclear pharmacy practice.
Beyond Base Pay
What's a Florida pharmacist's total compensation, not just base wage?
BLS and verified-placement medians above are base wage only. Total comp for an FL pharmacist typically adds the following on top.
Florida pharmacists earn a median $135,970 a year, $65.37 an hour, per BLS OEWS May 2025, slightly below the national figure but with no state income tax withheld. The middle half earns between $125,370 and $154,470, and the full range is $56,000 to $166,310. Read the 25th percentile rather than the 10th as the practical floor for full-time practice.
Which Florida city pays pharmacists the most?
Naples-Marco Island leads at $154,060, then Lakeland-Winter Haven at $142,380, Sebring at $139,570, Jacksonville at $138,990 and North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota at $138,760. The pattern is a staffing-difficulty one: smaller inland and Gulf coast markets pay above Miami and Orlando because they compete for a thinner pool of pharmacists.
How do I get licensed as a pharmacist in Florida?
Graduate from an ACPE-accredited PharmD programme, complete the required intern hours, and pass the NAPLEX and the Florida-specific jurisprudence examination administered under the Florida Board of Pharmacy. Florida also offers licensure by endorsement for pharmacists licensed elsewhere who meet its experience and examination requirements.
What is a Florida consultant pharmacist?
A separately licensed pharmacist authorised to provide oversight to long-term-care facilities, assisted living facilities and similar settings, including medication regimen review. Florida's consultant licence has no direct equivalent in most states, and given the size of the state's long-term-care sector it is one of the few genuinely Florida-specific ways for a pharmacist to move up this pay range.
How does Florida compare with similar states?
Kentucky at $136,530, Vermont at $136,270, Arkansas at $136,060, South Carolina at $135,700 and Oklahoma at $135,140 all sit within about a thousand dollars of Florida. Of that group Florida is the only one with no state income tax, which puts it clearly ahead on take-home despite an almost identical gross figure.
Why is the Florida 10th percentile so low?
Because it is not a career stage. Florida has a large relief and per-diem pharmacist market, particularly around its seasonal population swings, and those pharmacists appear in the wage data at their actual annual earnings. That pulls the 10th percentile down to $56,000 while the 25th sits at $125,370. Anyone reading this page as a new graduate should anchor on the 25th percentile.
Does Florida's high pharmacist concentration hold pay down?
Partly, and it is the main reason Florida sits below the national median despite strong demand. Florida has more pharmacists per capita than the country as a whole, helped by a large number of in-state pharmacy programmes and by inward migration of licensed pharmacists. That supply keeps community pharmacy rates competitive, which is why the specialty and consultant routes matter so much here.
What has retail contraction done in Florida?
The same as elsewhere, with a Florida twist: chain closures have removed community posts, but Florida's long-term-care, infusion and specialty pharmacy sectors have absorbed more of the displaced pharmacists than they would in a younger state. That is why the upper half of this range has held up while the community sector has contracted.
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Outlook & openings: BLS projects 4.6% national growth for pharmacists through 2034, and Florida's share of national employment works out to roughly 950 openings a year, pro-rated from the national average annual openings figure. Florida's demand mix is distinctive: an enormous long-term-care and assisted-living sector requires consultant pharmacist oversight, and the state's retiree population drives specialty and infusion pharmacy volume that younger states do not generate.
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