Pharmacist · Burlington, NC
Pharmacist in Burlington: $4,942/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Burlington at $130,730 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $65,970 and the 90th is $165,690. Pay ranks 355th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,002/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,942 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 133 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,942
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,730
$65,970 to $165,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,002
$1,193 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
355th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $130,730.
- Taxes$2,970
- Rent$1,002
- Other living costs$1,980
- Left over$4,942
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,730
- Federal income tax
- −$20,622
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,001
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,014
- Take-home pay
- $95,093
- Effective tax rate
- 27.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,002
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,982
Left over each month
$10,894 gross, minus $2,970 in tax and $2,982 in living costs.
$4,942
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Burlington?
$130,730 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 Burlington?
$4,942 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,002, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 133 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Burlington.