Pharmacist · Boulder, CO
Pharmacist in Boulder: $6,302/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Boulder at $164,240 a year. About 250 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $133,200 and the 90th is $187,680. Pay ranks 23rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,302 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Pueblo is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,961 left over a month), and Boulder still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,302
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$164,240
$133,200 to $187,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,647
$1,961 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
23rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $164,240.
- Taxes$3,984
- Rent$1,647
- Other living costs$1,753
- Left over$6,302
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $164,240
- Federal income tax
- −$28,665
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,564
- State income tax (CO)
- −$6,584
- Take-home pay
- $116,427
- Effective tax rate
- 29.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,647
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $342
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,400
Left over each month
$13,687 gross, minus $3,984 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.
$6,302
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $5,961/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Boulder?
$164,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Boulder?
$6,302 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Boulder leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Pueblo at $5,961 a month.