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Nirvana Health & Wellness
Soledad, California

Pharmaci

PharmacistIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$65-$75/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Pharmacist, Full-Time or Part-Time, Soledad, 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.

Benefits

Benefit Package

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist will manage daily operations in an independent community retail pharmacy setting. Responsibilities include providing patient care, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring compliance with pharmacy regulations.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pharmacy PracticeConfidentiality

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 49 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 39% are remote, 53% have no call, 61% 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).

Nirvana Health & Wellness holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 5 active listings.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs · 17 employers

7
<$145k
2
$145k-165k
9
$165k-185k
5
$185k-205k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
87%
Sign-on bonus
39%
Loan repayment
4%
CME allowance
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Pharmacist (Formulary & Quality)

Centene · Indiana

$108k-$199k
#2

Clinical Quality Pharmacist

MedImpact Healthcare Systems · San Diego, California

$109k-$196k
#3

Clinical Operations Pharmacist

$109k-$196k
#4

Clinical Pharmacist - Tempe

$115k-$192k
+ 21 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,137 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Soledad

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$600k
Typical market rent
$2,225/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
109.0
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.