How much does a Pharmaceutical Consultant make?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Pharmaceutical Consultant in the United States is $52,925. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $46,906 to $60,812, with most professionals earning between $41,427 and $67,993.

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Pharmaceutical Consultant Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Pharmaceutical Consultant Salary $41,427 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Pharmaceutical Consultant Salary $46,906 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Pharmaceutical Consultant Salary $52,925 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Pharmaceutical Consultant Salary $60,812 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Pharmaceutical Consultant Salary $67,993 US April 01, 2025
25% $46,906 10% $41,427 90% $67,993 75% $60,812 $52,925 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Pharmaceutical Consultant ?

Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing, dispensing, and review of drugs and providing additional clinical services. It is a health profession that links health sciences with pharmaceutical sciences and aims to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of drugs. The professional practice is becoming more clinically oriented as most of the drugs are now manufactured by pharmaceutical industries. Based on the setting, the pharmacy is classified as a community or institutional pharmacy. Providing direct patient care in the community of institutional pharmacies are considered clini...

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  1. This Job:

    Pharmaceutical Consultant

    2 - 4 years experience
    High School Diploma or Technical Certificate

  2. Up a level:

    Pharmacy Information Systems Manager

    4 - 7 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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