🇰🇷 South Korea · Pharmacist
From KRW 78M / yr (≈$54K USD) by industry
Mean salary — KRW 78M / yr (≈$54K USD).
KRW 78M / yr (≈$54K USD)
💰 Pay spread — by industry / specialty
The mean is the headline; the spread is what matters.
90,000,000 KRW
Hospital pharmacist (major general)
Clinical pharmacy + stability
🟢 Tier 1 — KOSIS Wage Structure Basic Statistics Survey 2023
110,000,000 KRW
Pharmacy (owner)
Variable income, location matters
🟢 Tier 1 — KOSIS Wage Structure Basic Statistics Survey 2023
70,000,000 KRW
Pharmacy (employed)
Job stability
🟢 Tier 1 — KOSIS Wage Structure Basic Statistics Survey 2023
90,000,000 KRW
Pharma / Bio
RA / CRA / R&D
🟢 Tier 1 — KOSIS Wage Structure Basic Statistics Survey 2023
🗺️ The path — stage by stage
- 1. Pharmacy school 6 yr — Integrated 6-yr after PEET abolition
- 2. Pharmacist Licensing Exam (— yr) — After graduation
- 3. Employed / owner / pharma (— yr) — Choose track
📝 Licensing exam
Pharmacist Licensing Exam
Take after 6-yr pharmacy school graduation.
🏛️ Top schools
| School | Location | Notable |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul National University Pharmacy School | Gwanak-gu, Seoul | Top in Korea |
| Sungkyunkwan Pharmacy School | Suwon, Gyeonggi | Strong industry-academia |
| Chung-Ang Pharmacy School | Heukseok-dong, Seoul | Pharmacy school tradition |
🟠 Tier 3 — context only
💵 Specialties — same title, different number
| Specialty / Industry | Mean / yr | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital pharmacist (major general) | 90,000,000 KRW | Clinical pharmacy + stability |
| Pharmacy (owner) | 110,000,000 KRW | Variable income, location matters |
| Pharmacy (employed) | 70,000,000 KRW | Job stability |
| Pharma / Bio | 90,000,000 KRW | RA / CRA / R&D |
| Public / civil service | 65,000,000 KRW | MFDS / public health center |
🏢 Employer types — base vs total comp
Pharmacy ownership
Business + stability
Hospital pharmacist
Stability + specialty
Pharma company
RA / R&D / marketing
📈 Income across years
Employed right after licensure
60,000,000 KRW
1~3 yr
5 yr
80,000,000 KRW
5 yr
Pharmacy ownership — 5 yr
110,000,000 KRW
10 yr
Multi-branch / senior
150,000,000 KRW
15+ yr
📚 Go deeper
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