LIVE MARKET·501 IL postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026
Pharmacist salary in Illinois: $67.50/hr$2,700/wk$140,400/yr median.
Pay range $63.00$2,520$131,040–$69.00/hr$2,760/wk$143,520/yr across the middle 50% of 501 active Illinois postings from 68 employers.
0.7% below the national Pharmacist median of $68.00/hr · #40 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$67.50$2,700$140,400
P25–P75
$63.00$2,520$131,040–$69.00$2,760$143,520
middle 50%
Postings
501
last 180 days
Employers
68
in IL
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·PHARMACIST
How Illinois compares with its neighbors.
01Iowa$72.40/hr$2,896/wk$150,592/yr02Wisconsin$72.00/hr$2,880/wk$149,760/yr03Indiana$68.00/hr$2,720/wk$141,440/yr
04Illinois (this page)$67.50/hr$2,700/wk$140,400/yr
05Missouri$67.50/hr$2,700/wk$140,400/yr06Kentucky$66.50/hr$2,660/wk$138,320/yr02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Pharmacist pay is highest nationally.
01Oregon$86.50/hr$3,460/wk$179,920/yr
02Alaska$82.10/hr$3,284/wk$170,768/yr
03Oklahoma$76.40/hr$3,056/wk$158,912/yr04Washington$74.50/hr$2,980/wk$154,960/yr05Wyoming$74.09/hr$2,964/wk$154,107/yr
03·OTHER ROLES IN ILLINOIS·12 ROLES
More healthcare salaries in Illinois.
01Cardiac Catheterization Technologist$80.55/hr$3,222/wk$167,544/yr02Radiology Technologist$79.69/hr$3,188/wk$165,755/yr03Cath Lab Nurse$78.19/hr$3,128/wk$162,635/yr04CT Technologist$76.75/hr$3,070/wk$159,640/yr05ICU Nurse$63.88/hr$2,555/wk$132,870/yr06Telemetry Nurse$63.69/hr$2,548/wk$132,475/yr07Medical Surgical Nurse (Medsurg)$63.00/hr$2,520/wk$131,040/yr08Physical Therapist$49.00/hr$1,960/wk$101,920/yr09Registered Nurse (RN)$44.50/hr$1,780/wk$92,560/yr10Dental Assistant$21.00/hr$840/wk$43,680/yr11Pharmacy Technician$19.50/hr$780/wk$40,560/yr12Caregiver$18.50/hr$740/wk$38,480/yr
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·PHARMACIST · IL
Pharmacist pay in Illinois, answered.
How much does a Pharmacist make in Illinois?
The median Pharmacist pay in Illinois is $67.50/hr (about $140,400/yr), based on 501 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.
What is the Pharmacist pay range in Illinois?
The middle 50% of Illinois postings pay $63.00–$69.00/hr. Listed pay runs from $17.00 to $91.95/hr.
Do Pharmacists in Illinois earn more than the national average?
Illinois pays 0.7% less than the national Pharmacist median of $68.00/hr, ranking #40 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring Pharmacists in Illinois?
68 employers posted Pharmacist roles with listed pay in Illinois over the last 180 days.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Illinois, collected over the last 180 days. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.