Pharmacist · Austin, TX
Pharmacist in Austin: $6,319/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Austin at $151,290 a year. About 1,800 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $90,810 and the 90th is $172,490. Pay ranks 77th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,319 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 66 miles away, at $6,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,319
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$151,290
$90,810 to $172,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
1,800
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
77th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $151,290.
- Taxes$3,051
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$6,319
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $151,290
- Federal income tax
- −$25,044
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,574
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $114,673
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$6,319 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $6,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Austin?
$151,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,800 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Austin?
$6,319 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 10.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Killeen, about 66 miles away, leaves $6,688 a month, more than Austin.