Pharmacist · Chico, CA
Pharmacist in Chico: $5,830/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Chico at $161,410 a year. About 160 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 $123,040 and the 90th is $200,680. Pay ranks 35th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,830 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 105 miles away, at $6,978 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,830
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$161,410
$123,040 to $200,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
35th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $161,410.
- Taxes$4,281
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$5,830
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $161,410
- Federal income tax
- −$27,985
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,348
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,038
- Take-home pay
- $110,038
- Effective tax rate
- 31.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$13,451 gross, minus $4,281 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$5,830
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $6,978/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Chico?
$161,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Chico?
$5,830 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 11.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Carson City, about 105 miles away, leaves $6,978 a month, more than Chico.