Pharmacist · Allentown, PA
Pharmacist in Allentown: $4,864/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Allentown at $138,390 a year. About 970 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $107,650 and the 90th is $165,680. Pay ranks 209th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,431/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,864 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 94 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,864
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$138,390
$107,650 to $165,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,431
$1,704 (2 bd)
Employment
970
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
209th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $138,390.
- Taxes$3,223
- Rent$1,431
- Other living costs$2,014
- Left over$4,864
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $138,390
- Federal income tax
- −$22,461
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,587
- State income tax (PA)
- −$4,249
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,384
- Take-home pay
- $99,710
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,431
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,445
Left over each month
$11,533 gross, minus $3,223 in tax and $3,445 in living costs.
$4,864
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 Allentown?
$138,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 970 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Allentown?
$4,864 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,431, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 94 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Allentown.