Pharmacist · Cape Girardeau, MO
Pharmacist in Cape Girardeau: $5,930/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Cape Girardeau at $141,250 a year. About 100 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $124,110 and the 90th is $177,470. Pay ranks 159th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 16.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($721/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,930 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 180 miles away, at $5,974 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,930
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$141,250
$124,110 to $177,470
Rent (1 bd)
$721
$858 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
159th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
16.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $141,250.
- Taxes$3,305
- Rent$721
- Other living costs$1,814
- Left over$5,930
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $141,250
- Federal income tax
- −$23,147
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,806
- State income tax (MO)
- −$5,712
- Take-home pay
- $101,585
- Effective tax rate
- 28.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $721
- Groceries
- $351
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $395
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $307
- Total spending
- $2,535
Left over each month
$11,771 gross, minus $3,305 in tax and $2,535 in living costs.
$5,930
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $5,974/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Cape Girardeau?
$141,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Cape Girardeau?
$5,930 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $721, and pay covers 16.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Decatur, about 180 miles away, leaves $5,974 a month, more than Cape Girardeau.