Pharmacist · Columbia, SC
Pharmacist in Columbia: $4,865/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Columbia at $133,850 a year. About 1,050 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $81,390 and the 90th is $169,540. Pay ranks 306th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,157/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,865 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 71 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,865
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,850
$81,390 to $169,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,157
$1,377 (2 bd)
Employment
1,050
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
306th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,850.
- Taxes$3,194
- Rent$1,157
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$4,865
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,850
- Federal income tax
- −$21,371
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,240
- State income tax (SC)
- −$6,716
- Take-home pay
- $95,523
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,157
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,095
Left over each month
$11,154 gross, minus $3,194 in tax and $3,095 in living costs.
$4,865
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Columbia?
$133,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,050 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Columbia?
$4,865 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,157, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 71 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Columbia.