Pharmacist · Brownsville, TX
Pharmacist in Brownsville: $5,529/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Brownsville at $131,280 a year. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $96,850 and the 90th is $174,600. Pay ranks 350th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,529 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Antonio, about 240 miles away, at $6,490 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,529
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,280
$96,850 to $174,600
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
350th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $131,280.
- Taxes$2,566
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$5,529
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,280
- Federal income tax
- −$20,754
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,043
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $100,483
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$10,940 gross, minus $2,566 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$5,529
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Antonio, $6,490/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Brownsville?
$131,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Brownsville?
$5,529 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 11.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
San Antonio, about 240 miles away, leaves $6,490 a month, more than Brownsville.