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Pharmacist Salary in Oklahoma (2026)

The average Pharmacist in Oklahoma earns around $138,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $99,665/year ($8,305/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$99,665
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$8,305
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$3,833
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$48/hr
Federal Tax
$21,854
State Tax
$5,924
FICA Taxes
$10,557
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

27.78%
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Pharmacist Salary Ranges in Oklahoma

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$118,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$138,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$168,000

/year

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Not all Pharmacists earn the same — not even close

Oklahoma's pharmacist market is anchored by OU Health Sciences Center pharmacy services Oklahoma City (academic medical center pharmacy + Stephenson Cancer Center specialty pharmacy), Integris Health pharmacy OKC (largest OK health system pharmacy), Saint Francis Health System pharmacy Tulsa, Mercy Hospital OKC + Hillcrest Tulsa, substantial Cherokee Nation Pharmacy + Chickasaw Nation Pharmacy + tribal pharmacy networks, plus Walgreens + CVS + OnCue + Reasor's retail pharmacy, with OU College of Pharmacy Oklahoma City + Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy Weatherford academic training.

Senior Clinical Pharmacist (Hospital)

$125,000–$160,000

OU + Integris + Saint Francis + Mercy ICU + ED + oncology clinical pharmacy specialty

Senior Specialty Pharmacist

$118,000–$155,000

OU Stephenson Cancer Center specialty pharmacy · oncology + transplant + HIV + REMS specialty

Senior Pharmacy Manager (Hospital)

$128,000–$170,000

Hospital pharmacy operations leadership · OK health system inpatient pharmacy

Senior Pharmacy Informatics

$118,000–$170,000

Epic Willow + Cerner pharmacy informatics · OK health system pharmacy IT

Senior Retail Pharmacist (Walgreens / CVS)

$108,000–$135,000

Retail pharmacy manager · Walgreens + CVS + Reasor's + Homeland · senior retail band

Senior Tribal Pharmacist (Cherokee / Chickasaw)

$115,000–$155,000

Cherokee Nation Pharmacy · Chickasaw Nation Pharmacy · tribal + IHS pharmacy practice

Senior Ambulatory Care / MTM

$112,000–$148,000

OU + Integris + Saint Francis ambulatory pharmacy · MTM + anticoagulation + diabetes clinics

Senior Compounding / IV Pharmacy

$108,000–$140,000

OK hospital + 503A + 503B compounding · sterile + non-sterile · USP 797/800 specialty

Mid-Career Pharmacist (3-7 yrs)

$102,000–$128,000

Functional staff pharmacist at OK health system · transitioning to senior band

New Grad PharmD (0-2 yrs)

$92,000–$115,000

OU College of Pharmacy + Southwestern Oklahoma State PharmD pipeline · entry band

Worth knowing: Cherokee Nation Health Services pharmacy is one of the country's largest tribal pharmacy networks and a feature most national pharmacist-career surveys understate for OK. Cherokee Nation Pharmacy (the pharmacy services arm of Cherokee Nation Health Services — the country's largest tribal health system serving ~430K Cherokee Nation citizens across the 14-county Cherokee Nation reservation in NE OK, including W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital Tahlequah inpatient pharmacy + substantial outpatient pharmacy network at Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center + multiple regional clinics) operates substantial pharmacy practice including the Cherokee Nation Pharmacy Manufacturing Plant Owasso — a tribal-owned pharmaceutical manufacturing facility producing repackaged + compounded medications for Cherokee Nation Health + other tribal health systems + IHS facilities + Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. Senior Cherokee Nation pharmacists clear $115-155K TC + substantial federal + tribal benefits. Chickasaw Nation Pharmacy + Choctaw Nation Pharmacy + Muscogee Creek Nation Pharmacy combined add substantial tribal pharmacy employment. OU College of Pharmacy Oklahoma City (founded 1893, ~150 PharmD students/yr, the larger OK PharmD-granting institution) + Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy Weatherford (~80 PharmD students/yr, the second OK PharmD-granting institution) combined provide OK pharmacy pipeline. OU Stephenson Cancer Center pharmacy operates substantial oncology specialty pharmacy at the only NCI-designated cancer center in OK. OK's flat 4.75% + no estate tax + RTW since 2001.

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