Pharmacist · Dalton, GA
Pharmacist in Dalton: $4,665/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Dalton at $130,050 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $107,480 and the 90th is $169,370. Pay ranks 365th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,124/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,665 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 237 miles away, at $5,873 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,665
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,050
$107,480 to $169,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,124
$1,338 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
365th 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 $130,050.
- Taxes$3,045
- Rent$1,124
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$4,665
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,050
- Federal income tax
- −$20,459
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,949
- State income tax (GA)
- −$6,127
- Take-home pay
- $93,515
- Effective tax rate
- 28.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,124
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,128
Left over each month
$10,838 gross, minus $3,045 in tax and $3,128 in living costs.
$4,665
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $5,873/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Dalton?
$130,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Dalton?
$4,665 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,124, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Jackson, about 237 miles away, leaves $5,873 a month, more than Dalton.