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New Hyde Park, New York

Pharmacist

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$76.5184-$86.7713/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 46m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Interprets, compounds and dispenses medications and other pharmaceutical supplies, using standard physical and chemical procedures to fill written prescriptions issued by physicians, and other qualified prescribers. Enters drug orders into computer profile.

Job Responsibility

  • * Interprets and enters drug orders and patient data into computer profile.

Selects, prepares, and dispenses drug products to fill inpatient and outpatient prescriptions. Labels drug products as per procedure.

  • * Dispenses employee prescriptions, initiates profile system, and provides drug information.
  • * Interacts with health care personnel to provide information on drug action or delivery of various medications. Provides compatibility information for IV administration of various drugs.
  • * Screens for drug allergy and drug interactions. Notes drugs or classes of drugs contraindicated in specific disease states. Conducts pre-admission and discharge patient medication interviews upon request.
  • * Reviews patient charts and nursing medication-charting documents for accuracy and completeness to maintain accurate patient profile. Ensures drugs are reordered as per hospital policy and procedure.
  • * Maintains records and inventory of investigation drugs, controlled substances, and methadone. Maintains records of transactions and delivery.
  • * Manufactures, prepares, and labels compound and solutions, and other sterile products.
  • Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

  • Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy and one (1) year experience, required OR PharmD, required.
  • Must possess current license to practice Pharmacy in New York State.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for interpreting, compounding, and dispensing medications while maintaining accurate patient profiles and drug records. They also provide clinical information to healthcare personnel and conduct patient medication interviews.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or a PharmD and possess a current license to practice Pharmacy in New York State. At least one year of relevant experience is required for those with a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medication dispensingPrescription interpretationDrug interaction screeningIV compatibilityInventory managementSterile product preparationClinical pharmacyPatient profile managementControlled substances handling

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 43 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 56% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

In New York, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$144k (144 salary observations; 404 listings), vs ~$141k nationally (2,072 salary observations; 11,989 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Pharmacy market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$159k–$180kPharmacy median $141k (middle half $127k–$175k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
New York vs national$144k median in New York$141k nationally (+2%)144 state / 2,072 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$157k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in New York383 active10,187 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 23% remote · 56% no call · 60% no weekends43 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York pharmacist listings (all specialties): 9% state a sign-on bonus · 19% offer loan repayment391 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,578 in the last 30 days3,274 the 30 days before (+9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

16 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

16 jobs · 14 employers
3
<$145k
5
$145k-160k
4
$160k-175k
4
$175k-190k

Annual compensation range

#1

Pharmacy Professional Practice Pharmacist in Charge

Phar Merica · Vancouver, Washington

$150k-$185k
#2

Clinical Pharmacist, Advanced Therapeutics: Cardiometabolic and MWL (Ambulatory), 40hr, Day, (Remote)

UMass Memorial Health · Holden, Massachusetts

$99k-$178k
#3

Pharmacist I w/ $25,000 sign on bonus - Animal Health International

$133k-$178k
#4

Pharmacist In Charge

$135k-$176k
+ 14 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,050 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New Hyde Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$950k
Median resident rent
$2,172/mo
Residents’ average commute
38 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.