Pharmacist · Chicago, IL
Pharmacist in Chicago: $4,740/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Chicago at $140,880 a year. About 8,930 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $84,950 and the 90th is $171,710. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,740 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 213 miles away, at $6,597 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,740
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,880
$84,950 to $171,710
Rent (1 bd)
$1,782
$2,122 (2 bd)
Employment
8,930
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
165th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $140,880.
- Taxes$3,347
- Rent$1,782
- Other$1,871
- Left$4,740
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,880
- Federal income tax
- −$22,545
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,777
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,836
- Take-home pay
- $100,721
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,782
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,653
After tax and rent
$4,740 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,597/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Chicago?
$140,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,930 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Chicago?
$4,740 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 213 miles away, leaves $6,597 a month, more than Chicago.