How much does a pharmacist earn in a pharmacy? How much does a pharmacist earn in Russia? Trends in recent years

Pharmacists and pharmacists deal with the sale, storage and manufacture of medicines.

They work in pharmacies and offer clients medications for preventive purposes and treatment of various diseases.

The pharmacist has a higher education and can carry out organizational and managerial activities.

And also advise pharmacists and clients on the use of medicines.

Income of pharmacists in Russia

The largest number of vacancies in the pharmacist specialty are located by region:

Moscow - 46.8%;
Leningradskaya - 6.8%;
Krasnodar Territory - 5%.

Moscow region – 45,000 ($759);
Leningrad region. – 43,000 ($725);
Kaluga region – 42500 ($717);
Altai Republic – 41667 ($703);
Khabarovsk Territory – 37,083 ($625);
Ulyanovsk region – 35833 ($604).

Depending on their specialization, pharmacists earn (in rubles):

pharmacist – 45,000 ($759);
in the pharmacy – 35917 ($606);
analyst – 29667 ($500);
doctor – 27833 ($469);
technologist – 19167 ($323).

Altai Republic – 65,000 ($1,097);
Republic of Tyva – 60,000 ($1,012);
Penza region – 55417 ($935);
Orenburg region – 52917 ($893);
Kurgan region – 47917 ($809);
Moscow region – 46500 ($784);
Tula region – 45417 ($766).

The developing network of pharmacies of the State Budgetary Institution of the Moscow Region "Mosoblmedservice" offers work:

pharmacists and pharmacists closer to home and with a full benefits package.

Salary up to RUB 65,000.

A novice pharmacist in Moscow receives up to 28 thousand rubles, in St. Petersburg - up to 25 thousand rubles, and in the regions - up to 20 thousand.

There are 363 vacancies for pharmacy workers open in the northern capital.

The average salary, depending on the position held, is (in rubles):

pharmacist - 43,667 ($736);
analyst – 40833 ($689);
in a pharmacy – 36,000 ($607);
technologist – 33333 ($562).

A night pharmacist earns up to 22,000 ($371) for 10 shifts per month.

Certified associates at large pharmacy chains are paid up to $76,000 ($1,282).

The average salary of a pharmacist in Krasnodar is 27,500 rubles. ($462) .

Education and prospects

You can become a pharmacist after the 9th grade of high school, studying in college for about 4 years, or after the 11th grade for 1 year and 10 months.

Tuition fees vary depending on the institution and are from 49 to 125 thousand rubles. in year.

Graduates are hired to work in pharmacies even without experience, but to continue working they must take advanced training courses every 5 years.

The cost of the courses is from 20 to 30 thousand rubles. in 500 hours.

In order to become a pharmacist, you need to obtain a higher education in the specialty “Pharmacology”.

Tuition fees range from 125,000 ($2,109) to 400,000 ($6,750).

Then they get practical experience - 1 year of residency.

After this, you still need to undergo postgraduate training in special courses (140 hours), upon completion of which you will be issued a standard certificate.

The cost of such courses in Moscow is 35,000 rubles. in 3 months.

Subsequent courses are mainly paid for by the employer.

The career of a pharmacist can only be a transition from the work of a pharmacist technician to a “first table” pharmacist, when they are allowed to sell medicines.

The pharmacist has broader prospects - he can become:

pharmacy director;
owner of his own business;
sales representative for a large pharmaceutical company.

Job responsibilities

Knowledge and skills required for a pharmacist to work in a pharmacy:

Ability to use a computer.
Knowledge of drug manufacturing technologies.
Ability to systematize medications.
Knowledge of the rules for dispensing and storing medications.
Monitoring the expiration dates of drugs.
Carrying out inventories.

Where can he work?

In pharmacies, drug production and drug testing laboratories.

The pharmacist manages the pharmacy team. His responsibilities include:

Organization of the work process.
Responsibility for compliance with the rules for storing medicines.
Manufacturing of complex drugs.
Scientific research in the field of pharmacology.
Maintaining necessary documentation.
Quality control of medicines.
Advice and consultations for pharmacists and pharmacy clients.

Profit from working in a pharmacy in the CIS

The average salary of a pharmacist in Ukraine is 5,500 UAH ($207).

In Kyiv – 6,000 UAH ($226), and in the regions – 4 – 5 thousand UAH.

In Minsk they are paid from 700 rubles. ($351) up to 1100 bel. rub. ($552), and in the country - from 250 ($125) to 400 BYN. rub. ($201) .

IN THE USA

In America, the average salary for a pharmacist per year is $112,000.

The minimum salary is 82,000, and the maximum is 138 thousand.

To become a professional, you need to reach the level of Doctor of Pharmacological Sciences.

To do this you need:

study in college for 2–3 years;
then take a 4-year course at the university;
then another 1-2 years of postgraduate training or graduate school.

To open your own pharmacy, take special MBA courses in business administration.

Then you need to get a license, for which you pass several more exams and tests.

In Poland

Immigrants from the CIS can work as pharmacists in Poland only after completing the diploma confirmation procedure.

The minimum salary after this is 1000 euros per month.

Knowledge of languages is welcome.

Obtaining the right to practice as a pharmacist in Poland makes it possible to get a job in any European country.

When we feel unwell, we often go not to the doctor, but to the pharmacy. A pharmacy employee - a pharmacist or pharmacist - will advise on the necessary medications and sell the medications. The difference between a pharmacist and a pharmacist is that the first has a secondary pharmaceutical education, and the second has a higher education. Also, the responsibilities of pharmacy workers include displaying goods according to pharmaceutical groups and in accordance with storage conditions, monitoring the availability and expiration date of goods, and participating in inventory.

To sell medicines, you need a medical book and a certificate of a pharmacist or pharmacist. An entry-level specialist must have completed secondary vocational or higher education in the field of medicine or pharmacy, know the technology of manufacturing medicines, the rules for their storage and dispensing, indications for use, and be proficient in a PC at the user level. Capital pharmacies offer pharmacists without experience up to 27,000 rubles, in St. Petersburg they are willing to pay up to 22,000 rubles, in Nizhny Novgorod, Samara and Chelyabinsk - up to 14,000 rubles.

Pharmacists and pharmacists, having received minimal experience in their specialty (from six months) and mastered the basics of trade (skills in working with a computer cash register, knowledge of current orders and rules of retail trade), “grow in price.” Moscow pharmacies offer such specialists 27,000-30,000 rubles. per month, pharmacies of the Northern capital - 22,000-25,000 rubles. In Nizhny Novgorod and Samara, the income level for a pharmacist at this stage is 14,000-15,000 rubles, in Chelyabinsk - 14,000-16,000 rubles.

Having worked as a pharmacist or pharmacist for at least 1 year and acquired excellent knowledge of the range of medications and related products, the specialist again increases his value on the labor market. Now the starting salary offers for him in Moscow are 30,000-40,000 rubles, in St. Petersburg - 25,000-33,000 rubles, in Nizhny Novgorod - 15,000-18,000 rubles, in Samara - 15,000-20,000 rubles, in Chelyabinsk - 16,000- 21000 rub.

Pharmacists or pharmacists with at least 2 years of experience are most highly valued. Employers are also willing to pay more to specialists with experience working in a pharmaceutical warehouse, as well as those who speak English. In Moscow, applicants who meet these requirements are offered 40,000-65,000 rubles, in St. Petersburg - 33,000-55,000 rubles, in Nizhny Novgorod - 18,000-33,000 rubles, in Samara - 20,000-33,000 rubles, in Chelyabinsk - 21,000- 35,000 rub.

The socio-demographic portrait of the applicant for the position of “pharmacist” is as follows: the majority of candidates are under the age of 30 (60%); 58% of applicants have completed higher education; 9 out of 10 pharmacists looking for work are women. More than half (51%) of applicants speak English at a basic level; 39% of applicants have a category B driver's license.

Regions of study: gg. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Omsk, Samara, Ufa, Chelyabinsk
Study time: June 2011
Unit of measurement: Russian ruble
Object of study: employer proposals and expectations of applicants for the position of “Pharmacist”

Typical functionality:
- work at the first table: advising customers on medicines and medical products, selling medicines;
- display of goods by pharmaceutical groups and in accordance with storage conditions;
- control of the availability and expiration date of goods;
- participation in inventory.

Position requirements: type of employment - full time.

The level of remuneration for a specialist is determined by the welfare of the company, the list of job responsibilities, work experience in the specialty, and the level of development of professional skills.

A study of a data array on wages in the regions under study allows us to identify 4 main salary ranges depending on the experience and professional skills of specialists.

Analysis of information on specialist remuneration levels:
(excluding bonuses, additional benefits and compensation)

Region	Average	Band I No work experience at this position	Range II With minimal work experience at this position	Range III With work experience at this position	Range IV With significant work experience at this position
Moscow	35 000	25 000 - 27 000	27 000 - 30 000	30 000 - 40 000	40 000 - 65 000
Saint Petersburg	30 000	20 000 - 22 000	22 000 - 25 000	25 000 - 33 000	33 000 - 55 000
Volgograd	15 000	10 000 - 12 000	12 000 - 13 000	13 000 - 18 000	18 000 - 30 000
Ekaterinburg	22 000	15 000 - 16 000	16 000 - 18 000	18 000 - 25 000	25 000 - 40 000
Kazan	17 000	12 000 - 13 000	13 000 - 14 000	14 000 - 19 000	19 000 - 32 000
Nizhny Novgorod	16 000	13 000 - 14 000	14 000 - 15 000	15 000 - 18 000	18 000 - 33 000
Novosibirsk	20 000	14 000 - 15 000	15 000 - 16 000	16 000 - 22 000	22 000 - 40 000
Omsk	16 000	10 000 - 12 000	12 000 - 14 000	14 000 - 18 000	18 000 - 30 000
Rostov-on-Don	18 000	14 000 - 15 000	15 000 - 16 000	16 000 - 23 000	23 000 - 35 000
Samara	18 000	13 000 - 14 000	14 000 - 15 000	15 000 - 20 000	20 000 - 33 000
Ufa	17 000	12 000 - 13 000	13 000 - 14 000	14 000 - 18 000	18 000 - 30 000
Chelyabinsk	18 000	13 000 - 14 000	14 000 - 16 000	16 000 - 21 000	21 000 - 35 000

Explanations for the table »

Each salary range is characterized by a certain typical set of requirements and wishes for the candidate. Each subsequent salary range includes the requirements formulated for the previous ones.

Salary range	Requirements and wishes for professional skills
I No experience in this position	- Higher / secondary specialized education (medical / pharmaceutical) - PC user - Knowledge of drug manufacturing technology, rules for their storage and dispensing, indications for use - Availability of a pharmacist certificate - Availability of a medical record
II With minimal experience in this position	- Knowledge of current orders and rules of retail trade - Skills in working with a computer cash register - Minimum six months of experience as a pharmacist/pharmacist
III With experience in this position	- Excellent knowledge of the range of medications and related products - Experience as a pharmacist/pharmacist for at least 1 year
IV With significant experience in this position	- Experience as a pharmacist/pharmacist for at least 2 years Possible wishes: - knowledge of English - experience working in a pharmacy warehouse

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In June 2011, the research center of the recruiting portal studied the offers of employers and the expectations of applicants for the position of “Pharmacist” in 12 cities of Russia.

Such income does not always meet the expectations of graduates of pharmaceutical colleges who decide to connect their lives with this profession. For example, a junior pharmacist whose salary ranges from 15-25 thousand rubles has low chances for career growth in some regions.

Young specialists at pharmaceutical enterprises, research institutes and laboratories have more prospects. However, there are much fewer jobs in these organizations than in the country's pharmacies.

The figure below analyzes the number of vacancies open in different regions of the country. As we can see, a pharmacist in Moscow is more likely to find a suitable job compared, for example, to the Chelyabinsk or Volgograd regions.

In Nizhny Novgorod, the number of offers is also minimal compared to other regions.

A pharmacist, whose salary can range from 15 to 60 thousand rubles, is the highest paid in the regions presented below.

Pharmacist salary: high and low salaries

The difference in the average salary of a pharmacist in Russia is also evidenced by an analysis of open vacancies by employers in the country: the average salary of a pharmacist in the labor market is about 47 thousand rubles; the minimum wage for a pharmacist is about 20 thousand rubles; the highest salary of a pharmacist and pharmacist is at the level of 100 thousand rubles (doctor-pharmacist salary); The average salary level that applicants expect is 44 thousand rubles.

How does salary depend on skills and experience?

Working as a pharmacist presupposes that a specialist meets certain legal requirements, since pharmaceutical activity is a licensed activity:

The minimum requirement for a pharmacist is to have a specialized secondary pharmaceutical education;
It is necessary to have a valid specialist certificate;
a pharmacist must have completed higher education in the field of pharmacy or medicine and master basic technologies for the manufacture of medicines;
employees of pharmacy organizations must know the rules for dispensing and storing medications, know the basics of their prescriptions;
modern pharmacy employees must have a minimum level of computer skills.

The average pharmacist salary increases for workers who already have experience. Thus, the salary of a pharmacist in a pharmacy increases if he has at least six months of experience, knows the rules of retail trade, current orders in the industry, and knows how to work with a cash register without training. Pharmacists who have the skills to prepare medicines also receive higher salaries. The highest salary for a pharmacist or pharmacist can be received by a specialist who has worked in this field for more than 2 years. A pharmacist whose salary is 50 thousand rubles or more often has such advantages as knowledge of a foreign language, experience working in a pharmacy warehouse, and skills in active sales of medicines.

A pharmacist is a person who can prepare ointments, mixtures, powders right in the pharmacy, because he knows almost everything about medicines. People in this profession have a difficult and responsible job. After all, people’s lives and health depend on how they perform their duties.

What qualities do you need to have to become a pharmacist? Do people in this profession have any advantages and disadvantages? How much can a pharmacist earn for his work? Is it easy to get a job and are there prospects for career growth?

Professional Responsibilities

The basis of a pharmacist’s professional duties is a deep knowledge of medications and their effects on the human body. He must know everything about the composition of medications, about the peculiarities of the interaction of the substances included in their composition. Must understand the indications and contraindications for use and anticipate possible consequences, for example, an allergic reaction of the body.

Every pharmacist, like a meticulous mathematician, must calculate drug dosages. In addition, an important aspect of the pharmacist’s profession is daily communication with people. Therefore, knowledge of psychology and the principles of communication with different categories of people are necessary.

The work of a pharmacist can highlight the following areas of activity:

Pharmacist-pharmacist. Place of work: pharmacy. His responsibilities include recording the receipt and consumption of medicines, selecting analogue medicines for customers, preparing medicines according to a doctor’s prescription, and monitoring the storage conditions of medicines.
Pharmacist-laboratory assistant works in research laboratories. Its task is to study the causes of diseases and find methods to combat them. The creation of new vaccines and effective medicines is his main task.
Pharmacist-technologist organizes the process of mass production of medicines and works in a large company.
Pharmacist-sales representative acts as an intermediary between pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies, hospitals, i.e. mass consumers.

What does a pharmacist's salary depend on?

The salary of a pharmacist is determined by the influence of many factors:

The level of education significantly influences the salary of pharmacists. Specialists with higher education - pharmacists - are not only more in demand in the labor market among employers, but also more highly paid.
Experience– the next important factor determining the level of income of pharmacists. We require workers with at least three years of experience. They are the ones who claim higher salaries.
The amount of wages is affected by amount of time worked and overtime work.
The salaries of specialists working in different regions of the country. There is a dependence: the higher the level of the region’s economy, the higher the level of salaries in any field of activity. There are also differences between the salaries of pharmacists in large cities and small towns.
Another important factor is the place of work. Those. should be considered, in which pharmaceutical company An employee works for a foreign company (Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Bayer, etc.), Russian (Pharmstandard, R-Pharm, etc.), or a distribution company (Euroservice Firm, Center implementation of "Protek", etc.). The size of the company and the volume of products it sells, as well as the pricing policy for the medicines offered, are also important.
Employee salaries also depend on the type of product it works with. If these are modern medicines, dietary supplements, medicinal cosmetics, new preventive agents for infectious diseases, which are in demand on the modern medicine market, then the income level of workers will be significantly higher.
The salary level of a pharmacist depends on salary formation systems.

Wage

Remuneration for pharmacists most often consists of a fixed and bonus part. The latter directly depends on the volume and implementation of the plan. The following remuneration systems are distinguished:

salary plus percentage of sales;
salary plus bonuses based on sales results (monthly, quarterly or annual bonuses);
fixed salary plus bonuses based on sales results plus annual bonuses, for example, a percentage of the profit of all company sales.

In cities and regions of Russia

The average monthly income of pharmaceutical workers in Russia today fluctuates from 15 to 65 thousand rubles per month. This means that the average income of workers in this sector in the country is about 40 thousand rubles.

If we compare it with the average salary of Russians (according to Rosstat as of January 2017 - a little more than 35 thousand rubles), then this is about 5 thousand rubles. more. The salary level of pharmacists increased significantly after the Government of the Russian Federation adopted the Program to increase the income of people working in the medical field in 2012.

In Moscow

Moscow pharmacists earn 35 – 65 thousand rubles per month, which is an average of 50 thousand rubles. and significantly exceeds the average salary in Russia and in most other regions of the country.

In St. Petersburg

On average, pharmacists in St. Petersburg earn per month 35 thousand rubles., which is significantly lower than in Moscow and the country as a whole. This can be explained by a decrease in demand for pharmacology employees and a decrease in vacancies in St. Petersburg, when the number of vacancies in Moscow is consistently high.

In other regions of Russia

Pharmacists from Magadan receive the highest salary in Russia – 52 thousand rubles,
Kursk region - 49 thousand rubles. and Mordovia - 47 thousand rubles.
Earnings for pharmaceutical workers in the Penza region are close to the national average - 45 thousand rubles.
They earn less in Tula and Chelyabinsk - 33-35 thousand rubles,
In Novosibirsk, Voronezh and Taganrog - 25-30 thousand rubles.
The lowest salaries are in Volgograd, Omsk, Ufa and Saratov – 10-21 thousand rubles.

How much does a pharmacist earn abroad?

In developed countries of the world, pharmaceutical workers earn significantly more than Russians.

So the highest salaries in the USA are about 4.5 thousand dollars,
In Germany and England - 3 thousand dollars,
In France – 2 thousand dollars.
In Poland and Ukraine it is only 0.2 - 0.7 thousand dollars, which is lower than the income of Russian pharmacists.

What is included in a pharmacist's benefits package?

A significant bonus to a pharmacist’s salary is the provision by pharmaceutical companies of a social package for sales department employees.

This social package includes the following compensation: payment for a mobile phone, provision of company transport or travel compensation, payment for the Internet, work gadgets (phone, laptop, etc.), payment or provision of food, free training, accident insurance, entertainment expenses.

What pension should I expect?

Preferential pensions and long-service pensions for pharmaceutical workers are not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation. The size of the pension depends on length of service, salary and amount of insurance contributions.

Today, pharmaceutical workers receive a decent salary for their work. In addition, a professional in his field is always in constant development, and, therefore, can significantly increase his income, for example, open his own business in this developing promising area of the economy.

Companies often provide pharmacists with a substantial benefits package. This primarily applies to employees working in sales departments. Most often, employers include payment for mobile communications, travel compensation (or the provision of a company car), payment for Internet access, food, and so on in the social package. It should also be taken into account that companies are interested in improving the qualifications of their employees. That is why situations where the employer pays for the relevant courses are very common. Often, pharmacists working in sales are also allocated certain amounts for hospitality expenses.

The level of education of the specialist also has a direct impact on the level of remuneration of a pharmacist. Many employees understand this point perfectly and continue to improve at every opportunity. After all, investing “in yourself,” as practice shows, soon brings the long-awaited result in the form of a salary increase. In addition, such specialists are also rated much higher on the labor market. The employer gives preference to such applicants first.

In addition, a pharmacist’s salary largely depends on the employee’s length of service. There is a direct relationship here. In other words, the more work experience a pharmacist has, the higher his salary. An equally important point is the number of hours worked. Everything is simple here too. The more you work, the higher the salary. This also applies to recycling. For overtime work, pharmacists, like representatives of other professions, are entitled to a bonus provided for by law.

We have already talked about how the salaries of pharmacists differ depending on the region a little higher. Here we just need to add that the wages of representatives of this profession are also influenced by the place of work. For example, salaries in foreign companies operating in the Russian Federation are usually higher than in Russian ones. However, there may be exceptions here too. And a direct comparison of salaries in this case will not be correct, since many related factors must be taken into account. This is, for example, the salary formation system in a particular company.

Also, do not forget about this type of remuneration such as bonuses. The remuneration of pharmacists also depends on the type of products they work with. The greatest income today comes from in-demand medicines, new products for the treatment and prevention of common diseases, dietary supplements, and cosmetics.