Lincoln Pharmacy- Long Term Care

Hiring nurses in Tacoma, WA

From 1 posting and the employer’s site · Employer research Aug 23, 2026Sources

The short version

You would be applying to a long-term-care pharmacy in Tacoma, not a hospital unit. The one rate on our postings is $33.90 an hour — the same number at the bottom and the top — from a single listing.

Employer research, Aug 23, 2026

The only rate on our postings is $33.90 an hour, the same number at the floor and the ceiling, from a single listing.
For experienced nurses
Sources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-23
That $33.90 sits above MultiCare Clinics’ $24.83 median in this market and a little under Franciscan Medical Group’s $34.78.
For experienced nurses
Sources
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-23

Nursing here

Published pay and benefits

Hourly pay

$24.33/hr

Pharmacy technician average reported salary

As of 2026

$26.00/hr

Data entry clerk average reported salary

As of 2026

$65.00/hr

Pharmacist average reported salary

As of 2026

The hard parts

Pay picture comes from a single posting
Employer research, Aug 23, 2026
CommonSpirit ($38.21) and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health ($47.62) show higher medians nearby
Employer research, Aug 23, 2026
No published residency, tuition support, or career ladder
Employer research, Aug 23, 2026
Scheduling, float, union status, and EHR are unpublished
Employer research, Aug 23, 2026

What to ask

How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
What does a usual day’s workload look like?
Where would I work, and on which unit or team?

Living in Tacoma, WA

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Set along Commencement Bay with Mount Rainier towering overhead, Tacoma offers nurses a grounded Pacific Northwest rhythm. Minutes from shifts at Tacoma General or St. Joseph, explore the historic Stadium District or Point Defiance’s coastal trails. With a cost of living about 11% above the national average, it delivers big-city medicine alongside classic Puget Sound salt air.

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Metro price level · Tacoma area: 11% above the national average; BEA index 111.1 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,676/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $85,884/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024