NY Intern Pay Rate

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I'm going to be a P3 next year, and I was just offered an intern position at Walmart in New York for $12/hr. I know intern pay rates are set for each state, so is this really what the intern pay rate is in New York?

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I'm going to be a P3 next year, and I was just offered an intern position at Walmart in New York for $12/hr. I know intern pay rates are set for each state, so is this really what the intern pay rate is in New York?

You are being shafted. CVS P3 Interns in New York get $14.50/hour and P3 Interns at Costco get $19/hour.
 
I've worked for Walmart before for a summer as a tech, and I guess I'm still considered a P2, since I haven't started my P3 year. But I was still thinking $12 was a little low...But thanks for your response!
 
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What the ****? 14.50 for CVS P3's?????????

I just finished P3 and am going into P4, and I get paid $11.50 in queens for CVS. What can I do about this?
 
I'm going to be a P3 next year, and I was just offered an intern position at Walmart in New York for $12/hr. I know intern pay rates are set for each state, so is this really what the intern pay rate is in New York?

They absolutely aren't set by state. Rates will vary by year, region, and really, anything they want them to vary by. $12/hour does sound a little on the lower end, but if you're in an area with a lot of interns and very few positions, then maybe that's what you're stuck with.
 
pay rates aren't set at all, as far as I know.
 
pay rates aren't set at all, as far as I know.

I know one intern at a CVS getting paid 16 on one side of town and another on the other side of town getting 14. Are intern pay rates negotiable? I mean these days it would be lucky to get an intern position right away so would it be bad form to negotiate your salary?
 
I'm going to be a P3 next year, and I was just offered an intern position at Walmart in New York for $12/hr. I know intern pay rates are set for each state, so is this really what the intern pay rate is in New York?

Sounds low to me. I am not familiar with NY though.
 
They absolutely aren't set by state. Rates will vary by year, region, and really, anything they want them to vary by. $12/hour does sound a little on the lower end, but if you're in an area with a lot of interns and very few positions, then maybe that's what you're stuck with.

I think you may be right though - there are a lot of pharmacy schools in NY, so competition for intern positions (especially with the poor economy) is probably an issue.

I thought pay rates were set by state, or at least there was a minimum pay rate, but it looks like I'm wrong. I don't mind getting paid $12/hr, as long as I learn something useful, and I'm not just another pill counter.
 
I'm going to be a P3 next year, and I was just offered an intern position at Walmart in New York for $12/hr. I know intern pay rates are set for each state, so is this really what the intern pay rate is in New York?

you are getting shafted. i got 12 dollars at walmart in my p1 year.
 
Of course, like two weeks after I leave CVS, the district pharmacy trainer/intern trainer who originally hired me calls me up to ask why I left CVS, and that I should have personally called them when they were giving me problems at the store? 😕
 
Of course, like two weeks after I leave CVS, the district pharmacy trainer/intern trainer who originally hired me calls me up to ask why I left CVS, and that I should have personally called them when they were giving me problems at the store? 😕

My district trainer told all the interns at the start of the summer to call her with any problems. I doubt anyone would though, it's hard to believe that calling her would fix anything, seems like that would be a good way to get pegged as a trouble maker.
 
My district trainer told all the interns at the start of the summer to call her with any problems. I doubt anyone would though, it's hard to believe that calling her would fix anything, seems like that would be a good way to get pegged as a trouble maker.

The store I was at with CVS did about 1500 scripts a week. What I didn't understand was we had:

1 regular supervising pharmacist
floater pharmacists
1 regular full time tech (40-50 hours)
1 regular part time tech (25 hrs)
2 part time interns (16 hours)

With all the pharmacy schools and all the students, why wasn't the store given 2-3 more interns or more techs? The hiring process is pretty simple, all they had to do was send a message out to the schools, have the interns come in and meet the intern coordinator, and the next day, boom have them start. No need to train them, just start the n00bs on the registers and production, and the experienced staff can handle the rest.

I worked at Costco today from 5:30PM-8:30PM (when we close). When I arrived, there were 2 pharmacists, and 2 techs working. So, from 5:30-6:15 we had 2 pharmacists, 1 intern, and 2 techs. From 6:15-7:45, we had 2 pharmacists, 1 intern, and 1 tech. From 7:45-8:30, we had 1 pharmacist, 1 intern, and 1 tech. During the time period that I was there (3 hours), we filled about 15 prescriptions. CVS is a much bigger pharmacy provider than Costco, yet they pay less to their workers and have less staff in their stores. Stupid business decisions.
 
NY Interns working for CVS make $12 an hour for P3 and $13 for P4
 
I get paid $15/hr.

I'm P-5 as of June 2010, or so that weird "congratulations" snail mail CVS sent me. =/

I *think* I've been getting dollar raises. So P-3=$13, P4=$14, etc etc.

I could care less about the pay, CVS is really tiring, and I'm just an intern, not even the pharmacist.
 
I get paid $15/hr.

I'm P-5 as of June 2010, or so that weird "congratulations" snail mail CVS sent me. =/

I *think* I've been getting dollar raises. So P-3=$13, P4=$14, etc etc.

I could care less about the pay, CVS is really tiring, and I'm just an intern, not even the pharmacist.

Exactly why I left. At Costco, I'm being paid more to do less work.
 
I got lucky. $20.50/hr for an inpatient job in California. (finished first year, no experience besides 1st yr IPPEs)

most outpatient/inpatient around here are $15-$20
 
I was a tech after my first year of prepharm in a hospital in Buffalo and made $12. Now I'm about to start P2 and make $12.54 at Kmart in Rochester.
 
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