Pharmacist · Chattanooga, TN
Pharmacist in Chattanooga: $5,403/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Chattanooga at $132,240 a year. About 750 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $86,520 and the 90th is $168,280. Pay ranks 334th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,403 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 204 miles away, at $5,873 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,403
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,240
$86,520 to $168,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
334th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $132,240.
- Taxes$2,592
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$5,403
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,240
- Federal income tax
- −$20,985
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,116
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $101,139
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$11,020 gross, minus $2,592 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$5,403
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $5,873/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Chattanooga?
$132,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Chattanooga?
$5,403 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Jackson, about 204 miles away, leaves $5,873 a month, more than Chattanooga.