Pharmacist · Dallas, TX
Pharmacist in Dallas: $5,550/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Dallas at $138,170 a year. About 7,230 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $104,720 and the 90th is $170,390. Pay ranks 213th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,550 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 123 miles away, at $6,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,550
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$138,170
$104,720 to $170,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
7,230
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
213th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $138,170.
- Taxes$2,705
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$5,550
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $138,170
- Federal income tax
- −$21,895
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,570
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $105,705
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$5,550 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $6,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Dallas?
$138,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,230 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Dallas?
$5,550 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Killeen, about 123 miles away, leaves $6,688 a month, more than Dallas.