California · 2025 pay · 133 people
How much does a pharmacy manager make in California?
$297,745typical pay for a pharmacy manager in 2025
$244,592 – $316,317what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 21.1% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where pharmacy managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Davis35 people$266,390
- University of California, San Francisco30 people$309,759
- University of California, San Diego22 people$303,318
- University of California, Irvine19 people$297,411
- University of California, Los Angeles14 people$306,361
- Sacramento County3 people$214,214
- San Diego County3 people$192,805
- San Bernardino Mountains Community Hospital District2 people$60,392
- Lompoc Hospital District1 person$163,675
- Southern Mono Health Care District1 person$271,994
- University of California, Office of the President1 person$313,326
- John C. Fremont Healthcare District1 person$186,388
- San Joaquin County1 person$212,169
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Pharmacy Manager12 people$192,870
- Pharmacy Manager 176 people$279,070
- Pharmacy Manager 233 people$317,036
- Pharmacy Manager 38 people$372,802
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Pharmacy Assistant$23,402 (everyone)
- Pharmacy Supervisor$234,980 (everyone)
- Pharmacy Manager (this page)$297,745 (everyone)
Highest-paid pharmacy managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a pharmacy manager make in California?
The typical pharmacy manager was paid $297,745 in 2025; most earned between $244,592 and $316,317. This counts all 133 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for pharmacy managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Pharmacy Manager, at any level (for example "Pharmacy Manager"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this