Pharmacist · Athens, GA
Pharmacist in Athens: $4,687/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Athens at $132,230 a year. About 330 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.66). The 10th percentile is $78,950 and the 90th is $162,910. Pay ranks 335th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,687 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 196 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,687
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,230
$78,950 to $162,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 1.66
Pay rank
335th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $132,230.
- Taxes$3,111
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
- Left over$4,687
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,230
- Federal income tax
- −$20,982
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,116
- State income tax (GA)
- −$6,240
- Take-home pay
- $94,892
- Effective tax rate
- 28.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$11,019 gross, minus $3,111 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$4,687
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 Athens?
$132,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Athens?
$4,687 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 196 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Athens.