Pharmacist · Charleston, WV
Pharmacist in Charleston: $4,936/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Charleston at $131,660 a year. About 340 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.59). The 10th percentile is $80,400 and the 90th is $167,800. Pay ranks 345th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,936 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chambersburg, about 232 miles away, at $6,016 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,936
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,660
$80,400 to $167,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 1.59
Pay rank
345th 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 $131,660.
- Taxes$3,035
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$4,936
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,660
- Federal income tax
- −$20,845
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,072
- State income tax (WV)
- −$5,508
- Take-home pay
- $95,235
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$10,972 gross, minus $3,035 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$4,936
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chambersburg, $6,016/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Charleston?
$131,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Charleston?
$4,936 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Chambersburg, about 232 miles away, leaves $6,016 a month, more than Charleston.