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How much do animal pharmacist jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 7, 2026, the average hourly pay for animal pharmacist in the United States is $60.91, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $56.01 and $67.31 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

How do you become an animal pharmacist?

To become an animal pharmacist, you need to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or a related degree, complete licensing exams, and gain experience in veterinary or animal health settings. Additional certifications in pharmacology or specialized training in animal medications can enhance qualifications.

What are some common challenges faced by animal pharmacists when working with veterinarians and pet owners?

Animal pharmacists often encounter challenges such as interpreting veterinary prescriptions that may differ from standard human medications, ensuring accurate compounding for various animal species, and effectively communicating medication instructions to pet owners who may be unfamiliar with pharmaceutical terms. Collaboration with veterinarians is essential to clarify dosages and address unique animal health needs. Building trust with both veterinarians and clients is key to ensuring optimal therapeutic outcomes for animal patients.

What is an animal pharmacist?

Animal pharmacists are licensed pharmacists who specialize in preparing, dispensing, and advising on medications for animals. They work closely with veterinarians to ensure that pets and livestock receive the correct medications in appropriate doses. Animal pharmacists may work in veterinary pharmacies, compounding pharmacies, or research settings, and they play a critical role in animal healthcare by providing expertise on drug interactions, side effects, and safe medication practices for a wide variety of animal species.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an animal pharmacist?

To thrive as an Animal Pharmacist, you need a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree, state licensure, and a strong understanding of veterinary pharmacology. Familiarity with veterinary drug databases, compounding techniques, and prescription management systems is typically required. Attention to detail, effective communication with veterinarians and pet owners, and a passion for animal welfare are essential soft skills. These skills ensure accurate medication dispensing, promote animal health, and foster trust among clients and veterinary professionals.
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Infographic showing various Animal Pharmacist job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 2% As Needed, 68% Full Time, 28% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 98% Physical, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $126,701 per year, or $60.9 per hour.

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Medical, Retirement, PTO

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Job description

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

We are looking for an Animal Care Technician II for our Insourcing Solutions Team in Baltimore, MD.

The Animal Care Technician II will provide husbandry and veterinary assistance for laboratory animals including rodents as well as monitor animal health and report findings.

Other responsibilities include:

  • Perform animal husbandry duties including but not limited to preparation and actual changing of animal cages and related cage accessories of small, feeding and manual watering
  • Prepare caging for cagewash, including scraping floor grids, breaking down caging and dumping pans or scraping cages
  • Perform daily animal health observations and report any abnormal conditions or behavior of animals to the Immediate Supervisor, Facility Manager, Veterinary Technician, and/or Clinical Veterinarian
  • Clean assigned animal rooms, facility and animal care equipment and associated animal facility areas
  • Monitor and report any irregularities in the room temperature, light cycles, air changes, and other environmental conditions that may affect animals
  • Ensure all logbooks, checklists and other records are completed accurately in a timely fashion
  • Provide environmental enrichment feed and other enrichment stimuli and/ or provide behavioral assessments
  • Provide lead role on assigned weekends/holidays
  • Perform euthanasia using correct procedures
Job Qualifications
  • High school diploma or GED
  • 2 -3 years related experience in animal care with at least one year of that time working with laboratory animal species, most applicable rodents and non-human primates preferred
  • ALAT certification at hire preferred or ALAT within one year of hire required

The hourly rate for this position is $21.06/hour. The schedule is Monday through Friday 7AM-3:30PM, must be available some weekends and holidays when needed.

About Insourcing Solutions
Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.


About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life.  Based on your position these may include:  bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.


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Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market. With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

Industry

Scientific research and development services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Wilmington, MA, US

Year founded

1947