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Federal occupational series 0660

Pharmacist

There are 49 open federal jobs in occupational series 0660 (Pharmacist) as of October 23, 2026; the median advertised salary is $152,143.

The government made 1,357 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 49 postings live here today — roughly 28 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

Ayla Research · OPM Federal Workforce Data · through Aug 2026
1,357
Hires, 12 months
GS-12
Most common hiring grade
$51,974
Median pay at hire
49
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0660 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-12.

GS-11 79 9%
GS-12 579 66.2%
GS-13 214 24.5%
GS-14 1 0.1%
GS-15 2 0.2%

875 General Schedule hires. Hires under other pay plans (wage grade, senior executive, and the excepted schedules) are not shown here.

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of Veterans Affairs1,210
Department of Health and Human Services74
Department of Defense53
Department of Justice20
Top states
Ohio100
Florida99
California97
Texas84
Michigan72
New York49
North Carolina41
Illinois40

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 5% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 1,357 hires.

Related occupations

Other series in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health group (0600), by federal hires over the same twelve months.