Pharmacist · Clarksville, TN
Pharmacist in Clarksville: $5,624/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Clarksville at $133,920 a year. About 190 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $107,010 and the 90th is $161,560. Pay ranks 303rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,624 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 230 miles away, at $5,974 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,624
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,920
$107,010 to $161,560
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
303rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,920.
- Taxes$2,636
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$5,624
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,920
- Federal income tax
- −$21,388
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,245
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,287
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $371
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $418
- Utilities and internet
- $232
- Everything else
- $325
- Total spending
- $2,900
Left over each month
$11,160 gross, minus $2,636 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.
$5,624
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $5,974/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Clarksville?
$133,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Clarksville?
$5,624 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 11.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Decatur, about 230 miles away, leaves $5,974 a month, more than Clarksville.