Pharmacist · Columbia, MO
Pharmacist in Columbia: $5,578/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Columbia at $139,430 a year. About 280 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $115,650 and the 90th is $173,310. Pay ranks 194th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,020/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,578 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 182 miles away, at $6,028 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,578
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$139,430
$115,650 to $173,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,020
$1,214 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
194th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $139,430.
- Taxes$3,250
- Rent$1,020
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$5,578
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $139,430
- Federal income tax
- −$22,710
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,666
- State income tax (MO)
- −$5,626
- Take-home pay
- $100,427
- Effective tax rate
- 28.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,020
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $502
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,791
Left over each month
$11,619 gross, minus $3,250 in tax and $2,791 in living costs.
$5,578
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $6,028/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Columbia?
$139,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Columbia?
$5,578 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,020, and pay covers 11.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Iowa City, about 182 miles away, leaves $6,028 a month, more than Columbia.