Pharmacist · Abilene, TX
Pharmacist in Abilene: $5,221/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Abilene at $133,660 a year. About 150 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $47,580 and the 90th is $168,840. Pay ranks 308th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,221 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 135 miles away, at $6,942 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,221
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,660
$47,580 to $168,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,421
$1,692 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
308th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,660.
- Taxes$2,629
- Rent$1,421
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$5,221
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,660
- Federal income tax
- −$21,325
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,225
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,110
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,421
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $552
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,288
Left over each month
$11,138 gross, minus $2,629 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.
$5,221
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $6,942/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Abilene?
$133,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Abilene?
$5,221 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Midland, about 135 miles away, leaves $6,942 a month, more than Abilene.