U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Veterans Affairs / Pharmacist

Job-title file

Pharmacist

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

12,202 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $166,273, above the department median of $88,751.

Employees: 12,202
Total payroll: $2B
Role median: $166,273
Agency median: $88,751
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$217,051+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 12,202 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Pharmacist pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Pharmacists — about 321,970 people — is $140,910. Department of Veterans Affairs pays a median base salary of $167,041 for this role, 19% above that figure — about the 81st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Veterans Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$99,290

$129,380

$140,910

$161,840

$174,230

Department of Veterans Affairs median · $167,041

The bar is the range of annual wages for Pharmacists across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Veterans Affairs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 11,782 of 12,202 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Veterans Affairs is $166,273, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Pharmacist is held in 6 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Veterans Affairs, the median of $166,273 ranks #3 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

U.S. Agency for International Development

$191,900 · 1

Department of Labor

$169,069 · 2

Peace Corps

$158,097 · 1

Office of Personnel Management

$154,604 · 3

Department of Health and Human Services

$145,345 · 1,046

Median total compensation for the Pharmacist role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Pharmacist beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $164,725 ranks #5 of 16. See Pharmacist across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$275,769 · 67

$261,285 · 243

$169,956 · 31

$164,825 · 125

$162,947 · 423

$158,522 · 11

$149,978 · 47

$141,936 · 10

Median total compensation for comparable Pharmacist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Leslie Compton

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,564

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Leslie Compton serves as a Pharmacist based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Their 2024 pay totaled $184,564. They are classified at grade 13.

Sarah Kay

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,564

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sarah Kay works as a Pharmacist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Sarah earned $184,564 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Jonathan Mcmahan

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,564

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jonathan Mcmahan is a Pharmacist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. 2024 total compensation came to $184,564. They are classified at grade 13.

Catherine Palladino

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,564

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Grover
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 293388189
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Catherine Palladino works as a Pharmacist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Grover, Missouri. Catherine earned $184,564 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Abigail Scarpellini

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,564

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Jefferson Barracks
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 294039189
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Abigail Scarpellini is a Pharmacist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. 2024 total compensation came to $184,564. They are classified at grade 13.

Nancy Schmees

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,564

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Nancy Schmees serves as a Pharmacist based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Their 2024 pay totaled $184,564. They are classified at grade 13.

Danielle Skouby

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,564

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Danielle Skouby holds the role of Pharmacist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. In 2024, their total compensation was $184,564. Their pay grade is 13.

Kai Chen

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,564

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Kai Chen is a Pharmacist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. 2024 total compensation came to $184,564. They are classified at grade 13.

Sumon Sen

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,564

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,564
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,564
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Sumon Sen serves as a Pharmacist based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Their 2024 pay totaled $184,564. They are classified at grade 13.

Jennifer Vinson

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,509

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,509
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Lufkin
Work county: Angelina
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,509
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 484160005
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jennifer Vinson works as a Pharmacist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Lufkin, Texas. Jennifer earned $184,509 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Alok Salgia

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,509

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,509
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,509
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Alok Salgia is a Pharmacist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Houston, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $184,509. They are classified at grade 13.

Chester Ashong

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,509

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,509
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,509
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Chester Ashong works as a Pharmacist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Houston, Texas. Chester earned $184,509 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

William Kuan

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,509

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,509
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,509
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

William Kuan works as a Pharmacist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Houston, Texas. William earned $184,509 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Chinelo Oji

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,509

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,509
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,509
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Chinelo Oji is a Pharmacist at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Houston, Texas. 2024 total compensation came to $184,509. They are classified at grade 13.

Matthew Stanley

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,509

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,509
Pay grade: 13
Work city: West Columbia
Work county: Brazoria
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,509
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 487350039
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Matthew Stanley works as a Pharmacist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in West Columbia, Texas. Matthew earned $184,509 in 2024. Their pay grade is 13.

Katashia Kendrick

Pharmacist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,509

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,509
Pay grade: 13
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,509
Basic Pay (before locality): $109,177
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0660
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Katashia Kendrick serves as a Pharmacist based in Houston, Texas. Their 2024 pay totaled $184,509. They are classified at grade 13.