[pharmacist2005]

hi friends

I was discussing with some friends in this forum about benefits and pay scale of Pharmacist intern and pharmacists. Since we will start working soon i just wanted to have some insight into the pay scale issues.

One of my friend in florida is a registered pharmacist with CVS and she told me that CVS pharmacy doesn't prefer to give overtime to pharmacy interns as they have to pay 1.5 times the usual rate so they hire part time internsfill in for the extra hours and for registered pharmacist they pay normal rate +6 $/hour. I would like to find out if this is true for other chains as well like rite aid, walgreens, longs, albertons/supervalue?

I was doing some research on this issue and i came across these facts:
1) once you reach 100k salary the law by dept. of labor is as follows:

"At the other end of the wage scale, the regulations redefine "highly compensated" employees ineligible for overtime as those making at least $100,000 annually, an increase from $65,000." source - http://www.nsba.org/site/doc_cosa.asp?TRACKID=&DID=33624&CID=445:

2) california dept of industrial relations - check website: http://www.workitout.ca.gov/default.asp?id=137 under exeption from the overtime law:
which classifies certain professionals like us in medicine, law etc whose overtime is calculated differently than the usual way of 1.5 times.

can someone who is already working as a pharmacist in different chains please give us some insight about the overtime pay and pay scale in general. you don't have to reveal your salary...just give us a range..

It will greatly help most of us to make some decisions.

thanks