Pharmacist · Bloomington, IL
Pharmacist in Bloomington: $5,498/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Bloomington at $139,050 a year. About 140 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $107,770 and the 90th is $179,980. Pay ranks 201st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,498 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 250 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,498
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$139,050
$107,770 to $179,980
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
201st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $139,050.
- Taxes$3,333
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,852
- Left over$5,498
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $139,050
- Federal income tax
- −$22,619
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,637
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,746
- Take-home pay
- $99,048
- Effective tax rate
- 28.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $483
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,756
Left over each month
$11,588 gross, minus $3,333 in tax and $2,756 in living costs.
$5,498
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Bloomington?
$139,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Bloomington?
$5,498 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 12.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 250 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Bloomington.