Pharmacist · Alexandria, LA
Pharmacist in Alexandria: $5,596/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Alexandria at $134,340 a year. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.74). The 10th percentile is $110,630 and the 90th is $154,910. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,596 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 147 miles away, at $5,998 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,596
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,340
$110,630 to $154,910
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 1.74
Pay rank
290th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,340.
- Taxes$2,952
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$5,596
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,340
- Federal income tax
- −$21,489
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,277
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,655
- Take-home pay
- $98,919
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$11,195 gross, minus $2,952 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$5,596
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $5,998/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Alexandria?
$134,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Alexandria?
$5,596 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 13.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Longview, about 147 miles away, leaves $5,998 a month, more than Alexandria.