Pharmacist · Davenport, IA
Pharmacist in Davenport: $5,957/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Davenport at $140,550 a year. About 300 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $114,240 and the 90th is $162,230. Pay ranks 175th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 15.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($740/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,957 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 163 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,957
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,550
$114,240 to $162,230
Rent (1 bd)
$740
$881 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
175th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
15.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $140,550.
- Taxes$3,210
- Rent$740
- Other living costs$1,806
- Left over$5,957
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,550
- Federal income tax
- −$22,979
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,752
- State income tax (IA)
- −$4,786
- Take-home pay
- $102,033
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,546
Left over each month
$11,713 gross, minus $3,210 in tax and $2,546 in living costs.
$5,957
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Davenport?
$140,550 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 Davenport?
$5,957 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $740, and pay covers 15.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 163 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Davenport.