Pharmacist · Appleton, WI
Pharmacist in Appleton: $5,751/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Appleton at $144,630 a year. About 190 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $107,810 and the 90th is $175,340. Pay ranks 120th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($916/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,751 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 142 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,751
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$144,630
$107,810 to $175,340
Rent (1 bd)
$916
$1,090 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
120th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $144,630.
- Taxes$3,466
- Rent$916
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$5,751
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $144,630
- Federal income tax
- −$23,958
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,064
- State income tax (WI)
- −$6,568
- Take-home pay
- $103,040
- Effective tax rate
- 28.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $916
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,836
Left over each month
$12,053 gross, minus $3,466 in tax and $2,836 in living costs.
$5,751
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 Appleton?
$144,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Appleton?
$5,751 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $916, and pay covers 13.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 142 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Appleton.