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Pharmacist

Pharmacists and pharmacy managers in public sector hospitals and health authorities.

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Disclosed compensation is not typical base pay. Provincial disclosure thresholds, coverage, reporting years and overtime differ. Figures below count matching records, not unique employees. The latest complete imported year is shown for each province.

ProvinceYearRecordsAverage disclosedHighest
Ontario20252,403$130,078$349,073
British Columbia2023-202435$118,371$141,050
Manitoba2024312$132,267$246,378
Alberta20241$193,672$193,672

Hospital pharmacist base salary grid

Staff hospital pharmacist (grid entry step to top step) under each province’s health-authority collective agreement; excludes clinical-specialist/management variants, overtime and premiums. Alberta’s higher figure partly reflects a longer standard work-week (38.75h vs 37.5h). Manitoba omitted — no ratified public wage scale.

Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.

Province / agreementBase-pay rangeBasis / source
Ontario
OPSEU HPD
$94,010 – $125,775Staff pharmacist, 1,950h/yr; 2024 rate (agreement since expired) Source
British Columbia
HSABC (HSPBA)
$106,668 – $133,308Pharmacist P1, monthly × 12; effective Apr 2026 Source
Alberta
HSAA / AHS
$120,416 – $138,451Pharmacist I, 2,015h/yr (38.75h/wk); effective Apr 2026 Source

Ontario · 2025

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Lisa DolovichProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Dean, Ontario College of Pharmacists Professor in Pharmacy Practice, Chief Pharmacist, Discovery Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$349,073
Jack UetrechtProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$342,660
Heather BoonVice-Provost, Faculty and Academic Life; Professor of Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$334,872
Raymond ReillyProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Director, Centre for Pharmaceutical Oncology
University Of Toronto
$283,573
Benson LauPharmacist
Humber River Health
$282,436
Anna TaddioProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$280,670
Christine AllenProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$270,020
K Sandy PangProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$267,399
Carolyn CumminsAssociate Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Director, Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University Of Toronto
$265,342
Xiao Yu WuProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$263,648
Reina BendayanProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$262,204
Zubin AustinProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy; Academic Director, Centre for Practice Excellence
University Of Toronto
$257,153
Paul GrootendorstProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$255,303
Micheline Piquette-MillerProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Associate Dean, Research
University Of Toronto
$250,314
Jillian KohlerProfessor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
University Of Toronto
$247,981

British Columbia · 2023-2024

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Nour SahibPharmacist Team Lead, Spec. M.
Provincial government
$141,050
Edwin HoDirector, Pharmacy
Provincial government
$134,599
Dustin WooPharmacist
Provincial government
$130,072
Connie Sunyoon RimPharmacist, Pharma Care Initia
Provincial government
$130,072
Denise VatcherSpecial Authority Pharmacist
Provincial government
$129,583
Mathew ChiangPharmacist
Provincial government
$129,298
Michael MaSpecial Auth Pharmacist
Provincial government
$129,221
Diane LeePharmacist
Provincial government
$129,026
Shun Yee ChanPharmacist Optimal Use & Evalu
Provincial government
$128,463
Naureen GrewalPharmacist
Provincial government
$127,659
Edmond MargawangPharmacist 5
Provincial government
$127,560
Sonia DrummondPharmacist 5
Provincial government
$127,052
Gary TsePharmacist, Drug Safety
Provincial government
$126,467
Davin Ichikawa ShikazePharmacist
Provincial government
$125,284
Maryn DempsterPharmacist
Provincial government
$124,947

Manitoba · 2024

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Doug ThidricksonStaff Pharmacist
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$246,378
David NguyenStaff Pharmacist
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$211,713
Richard J LeePharmacist
CancerCare Manitoba
$211,576
Craig RobertsStaff Pharmacist
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$186,626
Jane LamontExecutive Director Provincial Pharmacy Shared Services
Shared Health
$185,801
Kevin TabinPharmacist
Prairie Mountain Health
$177,233
Donald ThompsonStaff Pharmacist
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$175,123
Jenna YurkewichPharmacist
Prairie Mountain Health
$174,026
Olia KatchanovskiStaff Pharmacist
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$173,861
Chintansinh ChavadaPharmacist
Prairie Mountain Health
$173,111
Jeffrey NgoStaff Pharmacist
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$171,189
Cameron MurphyStaff Pharmacist
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$170,959
Ryan YankeStaff Pharmacist
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$170,806
Leah PritchettStaff Pharmacist
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$165,732
Brendon MitchellRegional Director - Pharmacy
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
$164,982

Alberta · 2024

NameJob title / employerDisclosed compensation
Doaa AbdelazimPharmacist
Alberta Health Services
$193,672