Pharmacist · Decatur, IL
Pharmacist in Decatur: $5,974/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Decatur at $145,960 a year. About 60 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $106,180 and the 90th is $167,290. Pay ranks 112th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 17.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($699/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,974 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 156 miles away, at $6,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,974
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$145,960
$106,180 to $167,290
Rent (1 bd)
$699
$832 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
112th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
17.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $145,960.
- Taxes$3,544
- Rent$699
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$5,974
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $145,960
- Federal income tax
- −$24,277
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,166
- State income tax (IL)
- −$7,088
- Take-home pay
- $103,429
- Effective tax rate
- 29.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $699
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,645
Left over each month
$12,163 gross, minus $3,544 in tax and $2,645 in living costs.
$5,974
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $6,240/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Decatur?
$145,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Decatur?
$5,974 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $699, and pay covers 17.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Kokomo, about 156 miles away, leaves $6,240 a month, more than Decatur.