Pharmacist · Baton Rouge, LA
Pharmacist in Baton Rouge: $5,332/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Baton Rouge at $134,680 a year. About 960 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $113,770 and the 90th is $161,240. Pay ranks 285th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,065/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,332 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 248 miles away, at $5,998 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,332
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,680
$113,770 to $161,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,065
$1,268 (2 bd)
Employment
960
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
285th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,680.
- Taxes$2,962
- Rent$1,065
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$5,332
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,680
- Federal income tax
- −$21,570
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,303
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,665
- Take-home pay
- $99,141
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,065
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,930
Left over each month
$11,223 gross, minus $2,962 in tax and $2,930 in living costs.
$5,332
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $5,998/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Baton Rouge?
$134,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 960 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Baton Rouge?
$5,332 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,065, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Longview, about 248 miles away, leaves $5,998 a month, more than Baton Rouge.