Side-by-side distribution
Pharmacist
$68.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 73.8%
- Live roles
- 4,626
Pharmacovigilance
$123,300
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 11.3%
- Live roles
- 53
Highest-paying jobs
Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist - Rheumatology/GI - Pharmacotherapy Clinic - Full Time - 8 Hour - Days
Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist IV
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist, Oncology
Pharmacist - WCMC Pharmacy - Full Time - 10 Hour - Variable
Pharmacist - CMC Specialty Pharmacotherapy Services - WC Behring Pavilion - Per Diem - 8 Hour - Days
Pharmacist - Outpatient Specialty Center - Pharmacy - Per Diem - 8 Hour - Days
Pharmacist - CMC Pharmacy - Full Time - 10 Hour - Variable Night Shift
Pharmacist - PD - Days - Pharmacy @ MV
Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist III
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist, Float
Highest-paying jobs
Associate Director, Drug Safety
Drug Safety Associate III
Drug Safety Associate II
Senior Specialist I, Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance (Clinical Trial Safety Operations)
Associate Specialist Drug Safety
Specialist I, Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance Operations
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CVS Health
|
$141,440 | 2,427 |
Loblaw
|
$120,640 | 91 |
Advocate Health
|
$142,740 | 55 |
Cardinal Health
|
$104,208 | 41 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $136,822 | 40 |
Save-On-Foods
|
$130,000 | 40 |
Sanford Health
|
$154,440 | 37 |
Option Care Health
|
$153,344 | 33 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Exelixis
|
$142,000 | 2 |
|
Corcept Therapeutics
|
$98,375 | 2 |
|
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc
|
$184,500 | 1 |
|
MSD
|
$92,550 | 1 |
Pharmacist vs Pharmacovigilance: which pays more?
The median for Pharmacist is $68.00/hr per year (typically $62.98/hr–$73.00/hr), versus $123,300 for Pharmacovigilance ($99,500–$149,875). That puts Pharmacist about 15% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Pharmacist and Pharmacovigilance are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.