Pharmacy Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 220 job listings Up 5% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$88,000
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$54,340
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$105,600
Down 3% this month

The middle 50% of earners fall between A$54,340 and A$105,600 per year, a 58% spread around the median.

Among listings with published salaries, Pharmacy volume has grown by 5% month-on-month. Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Darwin leading at A$116,572 per year while Adelaide sits at A$63,800. Leading employers include Metro North Hospital & Health Service, Raven's Recruitment Pty Ltd and Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse, with 28 open positions between them.

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Salary Distribution

See how Pharmacy salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.










Employment Types

Breakdown of Pharmacy positions by employment type.




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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Pharmacy professionals.

M
Metro North Hospital & Health Service
12 open positions
R
Raven's Recruitment Pty Ltd
10 open positions
G
Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse
6 open positions
C
Chemist Warehouse
6 open positions
P
Priceline
6 open positions
D
Direct Chemist Outlet
5 open positions
T
Townsville Hospital and Health Service
5 open positions
B
Blooms The Chemist
5 open positions
H
Henderson Healthcare
4 open positions
P
Pharmacy 777
4 open positions
C
Capital Chemist
4 open positions
A
Amcal Pharmacy
4 open positions
M
Metro South Health Service
4 open positions
P
Prodigy People
3 open positions
G
Grampians Health
3 open positions
S
South West Healthcare
3 open positions
G
Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service
3 open positions
T
TerryWhite Chemmart
3 open positions
C
Canberra Health Services
3 open positions
S
South West Hospital and Health Service
2 open positions

About this data

  • Based on 220 listings with advertised salaries.
  • Salaries normalised to annual equivalents.
  • Median represents the 50th percentile of advertised pay.
  • Data refreshed daily from active job listings.

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