Pharmacist · Bakersfield, CA
Pharmacist in Bakersfield: $5,726/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Bakersfield at $161,930 a year. About 600 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $125,170 and the 90th is $200,850. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,218/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,726 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 79 miles away, at $6,310 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,726
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$161,930
$125,170 to $200,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,218
$1,450 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
32nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $161,930.
- Taxes$4,299
- Rent$1,218
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$5,726
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $161,930
- Federal income tax
- −$28,110
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,388
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,087
- Take-home pay
- $110,346
- Effective tax rate
- 31.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,218
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,469
Left over each month
$13,494 gross, minus $4,299 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.
$5,726
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $6,310/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Bakersfield?
$161,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Bakersfield?
$5,726 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Hanford, about 79 miles away, leaves $6,310 a month, more than Bakersfield.