Pharmacist · Cincinnati, OH
Pharmacist in Cincinnati: $5,312/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Cincinnati at $140,200 a year. About 2,380 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $102,600 and the 90th is $169,790. Pay ranks 182nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,168/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,312 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 222 miles away, at $6,408 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,312
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,200
$102,600 to $169,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,168
$1,391 (2 bd)
Employment
2,380
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
182nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $140,200.
- Taxes$3,322
- Rent$1,168
- Other living costs$1,881
- Left over$5,312
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,200
- Federal income tax
- −$22,895
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,725
- State income tax (OH)
- −$3,441
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,804
- Take-home pay
- $100,335
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,168
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $520
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,049
Left over each month
$11,683 gross, minus $3,322 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.
$5,312
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ann Arbor, $6,408/mo.
Pharmacist leftover by city →Best cities for pharmacists to move to →Pharmacist nearby
Other jobs in Cincinnati
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Cincinnati?
$140,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,380 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Cincinnati?
$5,312 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,168, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Ann Arbor, about 222 miles away, leaves $6,408 a month, more than Cincinnati.