Pharmaci
Listed compensation
$65-$75/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations and time off.
Job Description
- Pharmacist, Full-Time or Part-Time, Salinas, CA
- $65 - $75/hr
- Benefits Available
Most Pharmacy Jobs Give You Two Choices
Choice A: Work for a chain. Decent pay, but you’re a number. Drive-thru timers. Corporate metrics. Regional VPs who’ve never worked a Saturday in their lives.
Choice B: Work for a tiny independent. Great culture, but the pay is lower and the equipment is held together with tape.
This job in Salinas is Choice C.
Independent community retail pharmacy. Warm, friendly environment. But with real pay $65 - $75/hr and a real schedule that respects your life.
Schedule: Full-Time or Part-Time
- 5 days/week
- Mon, Fri 9, 6
- Sat 9, 1
- No nights, no Sundays
Bonus: Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. Retail exp a plus, not required.
License: Active CA license
Requirements
Must hold current CA State license/registration to practice, Previous Retail experience is preferred but not required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be able to exercise sound judgment and discretion
- Ability to maintain highly confidential information.
Benefit Package
Key Responsibilities
Provide pharmaceutical care in an independent community retail pharmacy setting. Maintain high standards of judgment, discretion, and confidentiality while serving patients.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 33% are remote, 55% have no call, 53% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $132k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacy | ranked against 10,169 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $135k–$156k | Pharmacy median $180k (middle half $151k–$189k)38 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$132k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in California | 586 active | 10,173 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 33% remote · 55% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California pharmacist listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment605 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pharmacy listings | 3,634 in the last 30 days | 3,323 the 30 days before (+9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacy pay trend | +3.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Nirvana Health & Wellness | silver tier, 70/100 | Top Employers work-life index5 active listings |
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Work-Life Balance Distribution
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$133k-$178kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,169 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No nights
- On-site
- Includes weekends
Benefits & Perks
Living in Salinas
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $732k
- Typical market rent
- $2,530/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 109.0
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Salinas, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.