Pharmacist · Columbus, GA
Pharmacist in Columbus: $4,916/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Columbus at $132,790 a year. About 300 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $106,880 and the 90th is $173,440. Pay ranks 327th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,916 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spartanburg, about 240 miles away, at $5,850 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,916
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,790
$106,880 to $173,440
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
327th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $132,790.
- Taxes$3,129
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$4,916
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,790
- Federal income tax
- −$21,117
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,158
- State income tax (GA)
- −$6,269
- Take-home pay
- $95,246
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$11,066 gross, minus $3,129 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$4,916
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spartanburg, $5,850/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Columbus?
$132,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Columbus?
$4,916 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 10.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Spartanburg, about 240 miles away, leaves $5,850 a month, more than Columbus.