Pharmacist · Cape Coral, FL
Pharmacist in Cape Coral: $5,248/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Cape Coral at $134,880 a year. About 750 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $67,550 and the 90th is $166,310. Pay ranks 281st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,398/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,248 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Naples, about 50 miles away, at $5,894 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,248
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,880
$67,550 to $166,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,398
$1,664 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 1.19
Pay rank
281st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,880.
- Taxes$2,661
- Rent$1,398
- Other living costs$1,933
- Left over$5,248
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,880
- Federal income tax
- −$21,618
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,318
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,943
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,398
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $531
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,331
Left over each month
$11,240 gross, minus $2,661 in tax and $3,331 in living costs.
$5,248
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Naples, $5,894/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Cape Coral?
$134,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Cape Coral?
$5,248 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,398, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Naples, about 50 miles away, leaves $5,894 a month, more than Cape Coral.