Pharmacist · Bismarck, ND
Pharmacist in Bismarck: $6,051/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Bismarck at $143,380 a year. About 170 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 $132,420 and the 90th is $166,670. Pay ranks 134th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,051 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 190 miles away, at $6,202 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,051
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$143,380
$132,420 to $166,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
134th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $143,380.
- Taxes$3,016
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$6,051
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $143,380
- Federal income tax
- −$23,658
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,969
- State income tax (ND)
- −$1,566
- Take-home pay
- $107,187
- Effective tax rate
- 25.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $534
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,881
Left over each month
$11,948 gross, minus $3,016 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$6,051
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $6,202/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Bismarck?
$143,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Bismarck?
$6,051 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 11.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Fargo, about 190 miles away, leaves $6,202 a month, more than Bismarck.