Pharmacist · Corpus Christi, TX
Pharmacist in Corpus Christi: $5,695/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Corpus Christi at $136,150 a year. About 330 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $98,090 and the 90th is $164,980. Pay ranks 254th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,072/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,695 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 230 miles away, at $6,645 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,695
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$136,150
$98,090 to $164,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,072
$1,276 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
254th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $136,150.
- Taxes$2,695
- Rent$1,072
- Other living costs$1,884
- Left over$5,695
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $136,150
- Federal income tax
- −$21,923
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,415
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $103,812
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,072
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,956
Left over each month
$11,346 gross, minus $2,695 in tax and $2,956 in living costs.
$5,695
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $6,645/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Corpus Christi?
$136,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Corpus Christi?
$5,695 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,072, and pay covers 10.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Killeen, about 230 miles away, leaves $6,645 a month, more than Corpus Christi.