Pharmacist · Boise, ID
Pharmacist in Boise: $5,521/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Boise at $150,710 a year. About 830 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $77,180 and the 90th is $164,660. Pay ranks 81st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,383/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,521 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lewiston, about 227 miles away, at $5,695 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,521
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$150,710
$77,180 to $164,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,383
$1,647 (2 bd)
Employment
830
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
81st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $150,710.
- Taxes$3,725
- Rent$1,383
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$5,521
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $150,710
- Federal income tax
- −$25,417
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,529
- State income tax (ID)
- −$7,751
- Take-home pay
- $106,012
- Effective tax rate
- 29.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,383
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,313
Left over each month
$12,559 gross, minus $3,725 in tax and $3,313 in living costs.
$5,521
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lewiston, $5,695/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Boise?
$150,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Boise?
$5,521 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,383, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Lewiston, about 227 miles away, leaves $5,695 a month, more than Boise.