I work in the Minneapolis, MN metro area in a hospital.  New grads, no
experience, start at $87,000 and change for staff pharmacists.  We are
probably one of the higher paid hospitals (probably not the highest)
in the area as we just had a salary survey completed and got a very
substantial raise.  You can be assured Walgreens is paying more than
this.  I had one applicant (before our salary survey) turn me down for
a position based on salary.  She stated Snyders was paying her
$98,000.  She was a brand new grad but I think the position at Snyders
was pharmacist in charge (extra responsibilities) but I can't attest
to the veracity of her statement regarding salary.  I'd bet it's not
far from the truth.  CVS is coming into the area soon, I imagine wages
will continue to be somewhat competitive.

Hi,

I'm a Canadian 4th year pharmacy student. I was just at a pharmacy career
fair and Walgreens Pharmacy was one of the exibitors. They told me that I
could work in Washington State or Minnesota in their pharmacies without
doing the state equivalancy exam. For some reason, they wouldn't give me an
idea of the amount of money I would be making if I signed up. I'm just
curious if anyone knows what the wages are for pharmacists in these
particular states is, or in the US in general.

Thanks!