Pharmacist · Charlottesville, VA
Pharmacist in Charlottesville: $5,010/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Charlottesville at $142,220 a year. About 320 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.36). The 10th percentile is $130,800 and the 90th is $182,400. Pay ranks 147th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,517/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,010 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 248 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,010
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$142,220
$130,800 to $182,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,517
$1,806 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 1.36
Pay rank
147th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $142,220.
- Taxes$3,474
- Rent$1,517
- Other living costs$1,850
- Left over$5,010
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $142,220
- Federal income tax
- −$23,380
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,880
- State income tax (VA)
- −$7,431
- Take-home pay
- $100,529
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,517
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $445
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,367
Left over each month
$11,852 gross, minus $3,474 in tax and $3,367 in living costs.
$5,010
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $6,088/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Charlottesville?
$142,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Charlottesville?
$5,010 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,517, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 248 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Charlottesville.