Pharmacist · Ames, IA
Pharmacist in Ames: $5,980/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Ames at $139,690 a year. About 70 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $114,540 and the 90th is $173,070. Pay ranks 189th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 15.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($760/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,980 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 174 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,980
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$139,690
$114,540 to $173,070
Rent (1 bd)
$760
$905 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
189th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
15.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $139,690.
- Taxes$3,184
- Rent$760
- Other living costs$1,716
- Left over$5,980
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $139,690
- Federal income tax
- −$22,773
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,686
- State income tax (IA)
- −$4,753
- Take-home pay
- $101,478
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $760
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $457
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,476
Left over each month
$11,641 gross, minus $3,184 in tax and $2,476 in living costs.
$5,980
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Ames?
$139,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Ames?
$5,980 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $760, and pay covers 15.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 174 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Ames.