Pharmacist · Amarillo, TX
Pharmacist in Amarillo: $6,334/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Amarillo at $143,520 a year. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $110,390 and the 90th is $172,810. Pay ranks 132nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($854/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,334 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 218 miles away, at $6,942 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,334
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$143,520
$110,390 to $172,810
Rent (1 bd)
$854
$1,017 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
132nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
14.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $143,520.
- Taxes$2,889
- Rent$854
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$6,334
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $143,520
- Federal income tax
- −$23,692
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,979
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $108,849
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $854
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,737
Left over each month
$11,960 gross, minus $2,889 in tax and $2,737 in living costs.
$6,334
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $6,942/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Amarillo?
$143,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Amarillo?
$6,334 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $854, and pay covers 14.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Midland, about 218 miles away, leaves $6,942 a month, more than Amarillo.