Staff Pharmacist H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051).

Employers filed 42 wage applications for Staff Pharmacist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 17 employers. The median offered wage was $149,760, 19.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Safeway Inc. filed the most (13, median $150,280).

Filings
42
Positions covered
49
Employers
17
Median offered
$149,760
Median prevailing wage
$124,863
Filings since FY2020
340
Median offer change since FY2020
+24%
Staff Pharmacist, all employers42 filings, July 2025 to June 2026
$149,760Median wage employers told the government they would pay
$137,571 to $153,972Where the middle half of the filings fall
$124,863Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Staff Pharmacist jobs rose 24%, from $120,800 in fiscal 2020 to $150,280 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 20.1% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 76 filings.

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year

$100k$120k$140k$160k$121k$132k$124k$125k$135k$146k$150k292020422021692022762023412024542025292026*

Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.

Staff Pharmacist by fiscal year

Fiscal yearFilingsMedian offeredvs year beforeMedian prevailingvs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)29$150,280+2.8%$124,863+20.1%
202554$146,120+8.1%$124,696+16.3%
202441$135,200+8.3%$117,936+13.5%
202376$124,800+0.8%$111,426+11.8%
202269$123,760−6.3%$113,267+9.8%
202142$132,080+9.3%$111,322+9.2%
202029$120,800n/a$110,594+10.4%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

EmployerFilingsMedian offeredOffered range and prevailing wagevs prevailing
Safeway Inc.13$150,280+16.6%
CVS Rx Services Inc.8$152,610+34.1%
Albertson's LLC3$154,128+12.8%
Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc.3$151,840+20.1%
Pillpack LLC2$120,000+36.6%
The Methodist Hospital1$125,507at the minimum
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.1$152,880+41.0%
Bridgeport Chemists, Inc.1$139,360+9.3%
Hims, Inc.1$128,960+6.8%
Fair Haven Community Health Clinic, Inc1$136,282+26.8%

Showing the 10 employers with the most filings of 17. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Staff Pharmacist jobs are filed

WorksiteFilingsMedian offeredOffered range and prevailing wagevs prevailing
New Albany, IN2$160,306+52.6%
Sequim, WA2$146,640+23.3%
Sonora, CA2$149,760+15.7%
Summerfield, FL2$149,760+19.5%
Waltham, MA2$126,880+16.9%
Bakersfield, CA1$154,128at the minimum
Berlin, VT1$126,360+18.1%
Bridgeport, CT1$139,360+9.3%
Burlington, VT1$151,840+20.1%
Carlsbad, NM1$152,880+41.0%
Casa Grande, AZ1$149,302+23.6%
Centralia, WA1$155,459+14.7%
Colchester, VT1$151,840+20.1%
East Hampton, NY1$145,600+34.5%
Eugene, OR1$148,200+12.8%
Frisco, TX1$117,166at the minimum
Gilbert, AZ1$128,960+6.8%
Glen Rock, NJ1$138,000+0.7%
Hoquiam, WA1$155,459+28.0%
Houston, TX1$125,507at the minimum
Jersey City, NJ1$108,264at the minimum
Kingston, WA1$158,080+21.0%
Lakewood, WA1$150,280+6.0%
Louisville, KY1$120,000+24.3%
Lynden, WA1$150,280+15.5%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry26%
Level II, qualified68%
Level III, experienced3%
Level IV, fully competent3%

The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.

What these numbers are

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.

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