Pharmacist · Albany, GA
Pharmacist in Albany: $5,103/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Albany at $130,700 a year. About 170 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.40). The 10th percentile is $102,960 and the 90th is $156,170. Pay ranks 357th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($730/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,103 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 170 miles away, at $5,618 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,103
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,700
$102,960 to $156,170
Rent (1 bd)
$730
$869 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 1.40
Pay rank
357th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
14.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $130,700.
- Taxes$3,065
- Rent$730
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$5,103
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,700
- Federal income tax
- −$20,615
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,999
- State income tax (GA)
- −$6,161
- Take-home pay
- $93,926
- Effective tax rate
- 28.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $730
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,724
Left over each month
$10,892 gross, minus $3,065 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.
$5,103
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $5,618/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Albany?
$130,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Albany?
$5,103 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $730, and pay covers 14.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Jacksonville, about 170 miles away, leaves $5,618 a month, more than Albany.