Pharmacist · Champaign, IL
Pharmacist in Champaign: $5,541/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Champaign at $139,270 a year. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $90,200 and the 90th is $174,930. Pay ranks 198th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,541 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 116 miles away, at $6,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,541
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$139,270
$90,200 to $174,930
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
198th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $139,270.
- Taxes$3,340
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,828
- Left over$5,541
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $139,270
- Federal income tax
- −$22,672
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,654
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,757
- Take-home pay
- $99,188
- Effective tax rate
- 28.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,725
Left over each month
$11,606 gross, minus $3,340 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.
$5,541
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $6,240/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Champaign?
$139,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Champaign?
$5,541 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 12.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Kokomo, about 116 miles away, leaves $6,240 a month, more than Champaign.