Pharmacist · Cedar Rapids, IA
Pharmacist in Cedar Rapids: $5,477/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Cedar Rapids at $133,520 a year. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $122,260 and the 90th is $165,360. Pay ranks 310th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,477 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 114 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,477
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,520
$122,260 to $165,360
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
310th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,520.
- Taxes$3,002
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$5,477
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,520
- Federal income tax
- −$21,292
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,214
- State income tax (IA)
- −$4,519
- Take-home pay
- $97,495
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$11,127 gross, minus $3,002 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$5,477
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Cedar Rapids?
$133,520 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 Cedar Rapids?
$5,477 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 12.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 114 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.