Pharmacist salaries.....?

Question

My wife is a pharmacist at a V.A. Clinic. She is not making as much money working for them as she would at a retail pharmacy. The V.A. in Dayton is reviewing this. They want salaries from other pharmacists who are working in retail to compare to what they are paying. I was just wondering if you know of anyone who works as a pharmacist and if they are willing to tell the V.A. in Dayton what they make. I would not need to see it for myself, you would be e-mailing it directly to Dayton. You could even black out your name and personal information on the pay stub. If you are interested please contact me at [e-mail]. Thanks for the help!

Answer 1

Hospital/clinic pharmacists are paid less than the ones in retail settings. Government pharmacists are paid less than average. Average income is somewhere in the low 90s for that cohort.
For retail, the average is above 100k.

Answer 2

From The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2006-07 Edition:

Median annual wage and salary earnings of pharmacists in May 2004 were $84,900. The middle 50 percent earned between $75,720 and $94,850 a year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $61,200, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $109,850 a year. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of pharmacists in May 2004 were:

Department stores $86,720
Grocery stores 85,680
Health and personal care stores 85,380
General medical and surgical hospitals 84,560
Other general merchandise stores 84,170