Pharmacist · Amherst Town, MA
Pharmacist in Amherst Town: $4,981/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Amherst Town at $140,650 a year. About 90 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $59,440 and the 90th is $162,830. Pay ranks 173rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,453/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,981 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 236 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,981
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,650
$59,440 to $162,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,453
$1,730 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
173rd 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 $140,650.
- Taxes$3,381
- Rent$1,453
- Other living costs$1,906
- Left over$4,981
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,650
- Federal income tax
- −$23,003
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,760
- State income tax (MA)
- −$6,813
- Take-home pay
- $100,075
- Effective tax rate
- 28.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,453
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $455
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,359
Left over each month
$11,721 gross, minus $3,381 in tax and $3,359 in living costs.
$4,981
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 Amherst Town?
$140,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Amherst Town?
$4,981 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,453, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 236 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Amherst Town.