Pharmacist · Bozeman, MT
Pharmacist in Bozeman: $5,739/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Bozeman at $159,500 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $119,640 and the 90th is $163,940. Pay ranks 42nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,739 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Helena is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,433 left over a month), and Bozeman still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,739
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$159,500
$119,640 to $163,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,684
$2,005 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
42nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $159,500.
- Taxes$4,002
- Rent$1,684
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$5,739
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $159,500
- Federal income tax
- −$27,527
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,202
- State income tax (MT)
- −$8,296
- Take-home pay
- $111,475
- Effective tax rate
- 30.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,684
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $472
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,551
Left over each month
$13,292 gross, minus $4,002 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.
$5,739
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Helena, $5,433/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Bozeman?
$159,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Bozeman?
$5,739 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Bozeman leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Helena at $5,433 a month.