Pharmacist · Asheville, NC
Pharmacist in Asheville: $5,011/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Asheville at $136,460 a year. About 520 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $110,810 and the 90th is $164,260. Pay ranks 249th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,011 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 186 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,011
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$136,460
$110,810 to $164,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
520
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
249th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $136,460.
- Taxes$3,141
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$5,011
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $136,460
- Federal income tax
- −$21,997
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,439
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,258
- Take-home pay
- $98,766
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$11,372 gross, minus $3,141 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
$5,011
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Asheville?
$136,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Asheville?
$5,011 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 186 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Asheville.