Pharmacist · Albany, NY
Pharmacist in Albany: $4,765/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Albany at $136,720 a year. About 1,050 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $97,340 and the 90th is $164,330. Pay ranks 243rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,765 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 188 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,765
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$136,720
$97,340 to $164,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,367
$1,627 (2 bd)
Employment
1,050
Location quotient 1.13
Pay rank
243rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $136,720.
- Taxes$3,306
- Rent$1,367
- Other living costs$1,955
- Left over$4,765
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $136,720
- Federal income tax
- −$22,060
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,459
- State income tax (NY)
- −$7,155
- Take-home pay
- $97,046
- Effective tax rate
- 29.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,367
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,322
Left over each month
$11,393 gross, minus $3,306 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.
$4,765
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $6,088/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Albany?
$136,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,050 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Albany?
$4,765 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 188 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Albany.