Pharmacist · Cleveland, TN
Pharmacist in Cleveland: $4,991/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Cleveland at $124,160 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $62,400 and the 90th is $152,130. Pay ranks 384th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,991 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 242 miles away, at $5,873 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,991
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,160
$62,400 to $152,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.32
Pay rank
384th 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 $124,160.
- Taxes$2,379
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$4,991
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,160
- Federal income tax
- −$19,045
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,498
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $95,616
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,977
Left over each month
$10,347 gross, minus $2,379 in tax and $2,977 in living costs.
$4,991
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 Cleveland?
$124,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Cleveland?
$4,991 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Jackson, about 242 miles away, leaves $5,873 a month, more than Cleveland.