Utah / Department of Health / Pharmacist
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
3 employees hold this title in Department of Health. Median total compensation for the role is $145,554, above the department median of $63,678.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Utah, the median wage for Pharmacists — about 2,830 people — is $144,240. Department of Health pays a median base salary of $106,243 for this role, 26% below that figure — about the 19th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Pharmacists across every employer in Utah, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Pharmacists — about 321,970 people — is $140,910. Department of Health’s median base salary is 25% below that national figure, about the 13th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Utah range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Health is $145,554, 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
Pharmacist is held in 4 Utah departments. In Department of Health, the median of $145,554 ranks #2 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Pharmacist role in other Utahdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Utah, the median of $141,936 ranks #9 of 16. See Pharmacist across all of Utah →
Median total compensation for comparable Pharmacistroles 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
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Pharmacist/Department of Health
Source-specific fields
Bryan Larson works as a Pharmacist for Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. Bryan earned $163,743 in 2019.
Pharmacist/Department of Health
Source-specific fields
Casey Busby works as a Pharmacist for Department of Health within Comp & Excess Pool. Casey earned $145,554 in 2019.
Pharmacist/Department of Health
Source-specific fields
Robyn Seely works as a Pharmacist for Department of Health within Doh Medicaid & Health Financing. Robyn earned $67,532 in 2019.