Pharmacist Adjusted Salary- do we even make that much?

[meister]

Anyone who thinks pharmacists or pediatricians are not paid a lot of money needs a reality check.

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[PharmaTope]

Me. I'd be a little more worried about my $300k in loans than I am now, but I would definitely still do it.

sounds like you are doing it for the right reasons.

FYI, i know some pediatricians pulling in 200k. it depends on how they run stuff. don't believe all these salaries stated. it varies a lot in medicine bc YOU GENERATE the money.

 

[owlegrad]

no it shows that i live in an area that has an insane cost of living. those that do not make 55k get assistance to help with bills and other such.

living in remote areas you get by just fine on that. thank you though, you are a student living in an ideal world. start working and having to face bills and you will see things a lot differently.

I wish!

And I do not believe that those making less than 55k get assistance. Link please.

 

[John Durian]

no it shows that i live in an area that has an insane cost of living. those that do not make 55k get assistance to help with bills and other such.

living in remote areas you get by just fine on that. thank you though, you are a student living in an ideal world. start working and having to face bills and you will see things a lot differently.

Not sure how I got to this thread, but I have to agree with Owl. My family never came close to that amount you listed and we live/work in California of all places. I also know of a lot of relatives and friends who are in the same situation. We make do with what we have and get by.

When you don't have much, you budget. Netting $60k is a lot considering your loans are only $100k...

 

[Momus]

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[atpsynthase]

I never understand when people here say "don't buy a nice car." If you have ~$3,000 left to blow and a nice car is something that you would enjoy and would obviously get a lot of use off of, what's a $600/month payment? Still $2,400 per month to spend? I don't even know what I'd do with that kind of money. Many of you must have had an easy time growing up. I've never even seen money close to that.

 

[Zoupa]

actually IT IS ALREADY HERE!!! I seen it with my own eyes. they say you don't like it, take a walk. it is really pathetic. there is no profession in pharmacy. sure pharmacists and the schools want to obsess over a fresh ironed white coat, name tag, polished shoes, etc. they think that is professionalism when you are treated like a glorified secretary or glorified conveyor belt worker.





median household also takes into account all those people living in freakin idaho and such.

listen YOU MUST take out the taxes and loans when considering the income. it is Median and easier to live off that elsewhere.

i dont know many households that get by on 55 GROSS.

BUT if their kids wanna go to college, they will get grant money. if you are a pharmacist, you will PAY FOR YOUR KIDS COLLEGE. everything basically equals out. just look at the way our country is going, everyone is an equal for the most part.

you qualify for tons more deductions with less money. pharmacy is a doctorate degree to be a higher blue collar worker.

consider this in pharmacy. it is saturated. you will not be able to find a job in the area you live. if you were in another profession, you could go to a number of different local companies without having to up your whole family to make AROUND 100k with the debt and such. i would say it isnt really worth it. keep the debt low and be able to take on other jobs.

give me a break. most grads can't even find jobs right now and the one's who do are having to relocate. i'm having to relocate to the middle of nowhere with my engineering degree, as are most other people. Office jobs are pretty much nonexistent right now.

100-120k or whatever pharmacists make is a great salary. VERY few people make that much and if you can't live comfortably off of that (despite your loans) then you need to reevaluate your spending. After vet school my sister had 90k in loans and started at $25 an hour. She makes a bit over 100k now but she's raising a family and still making payments on her loans. She lives better than most. I also live in Canada where taxes and cost of living are much higher than most places in the states.

I really don't think some of you realize how few people make 100-120k, especially in early-mid 20s.

 

[Zoupa]

Anyone who goes into pharmacy to "be rich" is an idiot. You will live comfortably and make more than the average American. That sounds pretty good to me and I am happy with my lifestyle. As awval said, you can still have a nice place to live, take nice trips, etc. Just be smart about it...no one needs to drive a BMW, no one needs to live in a 700k house.

well i grew up in a house with 40k income and 7 kids (serious). So with 100k to myself i'd feel pretty rich. I live a really frugal lifestyle though. Other than clothes, food, and required living and travel expenses, I don't spend a whole lot. I'd probably go on a couple vacations per year, live in a decent apartment, and save the rest. Maybe try to day trade and make it out of the rat race.

 

[Zoupa]

So you don't think being a pharmacist is more stressful than most other jobs that pay less? Most people aren't responsbile for someone else's life, most people don't have to use their brain constantly while doing their job, most people don't have to stand up for 12 hrs straight, most people don't have to deal with the public yelling at them. I think pharmacist's paid is acutally kind of LOW if you THINK about all the CRAP they have to put up with.

I mean I use to think the same way. I use to think. Damn, dentists make so much money. I bet I would love a job like that. I bet it would be great if I can get a job like that etc. until BAM IT HIT ME. The WORK is very stressful and it requires a lot of you. Thats why the paid is so high. High wage earners EARN a high wage for a reason! Their jobs are harder to perform than others and they are responsible for many more things etc. Once I think of it like that I no longer envy high wage earners. Again, they make a lot of money for a reason and it ain't b/c their job is easy!

rofl. Pretty much any corporate job is more stressful than pharmacy. Uncompensated overtime, being bossed around by idiot middle managers, office politics, low job security, etc. Pharmacy is about as low stress as it comes. That's a big reason why I'm considering it. I can't believe the entitlement and belly aching in this thread.

About opportunity cost, I guess lawyers should feel entitled to 6 figures starting salaries too? We all know how most of those new grads are doing nowadays. And their tuition is higher than pharmacy I believe.

 

[PharmaTope]

rofl. Pretty much any corporate job is more stressful than pharmacy. Uncompensated overtime, being bossed around by idiot middle managers, office politics, low job security, etc. Pharmacy is about as low stress as it comes. That's a big reason why I'm considering it. I can't believe the entitlement and belly aching in this thread.

About opportunity cost, I guess lawyers should feel entitled to 6 figures starting salaries too? We all know how most of those new grads are doing nowadays. And their tuition is higher than pharmacy I believe.

lol you don't think that takes place in pharmacy? you realize you can lose your job for any reason in a WORK AT WILL state right? there is no job security in pharmacy if you read the posts by Rph and WVU. Each lost their job and had to relocate across the country. working in advertising you can leave one company and go to another that isn't too far. there are idiot middle managers everywhere as well as office politics. if you think pharmacy is free of that, you are very very wrong and in for a big shock.

 

[Zoupa]

lol you don't think that takes place in pharmacy? you realize you can lose your job for any reason in a WORK AT WILL state right? there is no job security in pharmacy if you read the posts by Rph and WVU. Each lost their job and had to relocate across the country. working in advertising you can leave one company and go to another that isn't too far. there are idiot middle managers everywhere as well as office politics. if you think pharmacy is free of that, you are very very wrong and in for a big shock.

Pretty much everyone has to relocate if laid off right now. We're in a recession after all; can't be picky with location. Maybe pharmacy job security isn't as good as i thought, but the skillset is so universal in pharmacy that it's just a matter of finding another drugstore that is hiring. Someone pigeonholed into a specific role in an industry in the corporate world will have a harder time finding a new job.

I worked in a drugstore for 2 years and didn't see any office politics. Maybe it's present but I highly doubt it's as extensive as a corporation. When people are gunning/competing for promotions (which are basically non-existent in pharmacy) it makes politics 1000x worse.

 

[Zoupa]

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[atpsynthase]

no it shows that i live in an area that has an insane cost of living. those that do not make 55k get assistance to help with bills and other such.

living in remote areas you get by just fine on that. thank you though, you are a student living in an ideal world. start working and having to face bills and you will see things a lot differently.

I find that hard to believe. My mom (who is a single mom) makes about 28k per year working ~45-50 hrs/week and doesn't receive any assistance with bills, etc. I should clarify that she lives in a suburb of a large metropolitan area where the cost of living is rather high.

Certainly could be different in your area, but I was under the impression that the government helps people who work less more than the people with full-time jobs.