Pharmacists query pay
November 3, 2010
THE Pharmacy Guild of New
Zealand is querying the lack of wage
increases in the sector, after its
annual member Remuneration
Survey found that whilst retail salaries
increased in 2010, the average
remuneration for professional
positions generally stayed the same.
Information for the survey was
based on 1,458 pharmacy staffers
across 193 pharmacies, with
findings also showing Auckland
averages the lowest hourly wage for
staff pharmacists, whilst provincial
towns averaged the highest.
“The Guild believes that the low
rates of pay in Auckland, and the
vacancies in the provinces, both
stem from Auckland graduates
wanting to remain in that city after
they complete their intern year,” a
statement from the NZ Guild said.
Other interesting information to
come from the survey include the
fact that the median NZ pharmacy
has the dispensary account for 70-
79% of its turnover, and that the
median pharmacy is open for 50
hours a week.
In terms of pharmacy recruitment,
overall levels in NZ in 2010 remained
at much the same as last year, with
provincial locations the highest
recruiters, and technical vacancies
the most bountiful in Wellington.
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