Pharmacist · Augusta, GA
Pharmacist in Augusta: $4,773/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Augusta at $131,630 a year. About 620 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $101,220 and the 90th is $162,080. Pay ranks 346th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,773 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 134 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,773
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,630
$101,220 to $162,080
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
620
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
346th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $131,630.
- Taxes$3,093
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$4,773
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,630
- Federal income tax
- −$20,838
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,070
- State income tax (GA)
- −$6,209
- Take-home pay
- $94,513
- Effective tax rate
- 28.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$10,969 gross, minus $3,093 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$4,773
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 Augusta?
$131,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Augusta?
$4,773 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 134 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Augusta.