Pharmacist · Altoona, PA
Pharmacist in Altoona: $4,913/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Altoona at $129,480 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $102,130 and the 90th is $154,050. Pay ranks 369th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($847/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 $4,913 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 87 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,913
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,480
$102,130 to $154,050
Rent (1 bd)
$847
$1,008 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
369th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $129,480.
- Taxes$2,958
- Rent$847
- Other living costs$2,072
- Left over$4,913
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,480
- Federal income tax
- −$20,322
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,905
- State income tax (PA)
- −$3,975
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,295
- Take-home pay
- $93,983
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $847
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $617
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$10,790 gross, minus $2,958 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$4,913
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 Altoona?
$129,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Altoona?
$4,913 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 $847, and pay covers 12.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 87 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Altoona.