Pharmacist · Denver, CO
Pharmacist in Denver: $5,843/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Denver at $157,890 a year. About 2,630 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $122,450 and the 90th is $188,490. Pay ranks 51st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,843 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 53 miles away, at $6,345 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,843
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$157,890
$122,450 to $188,490
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
2,630
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
51st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $157,890.
- Taxes$3,751
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$5,843
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $157,890
- Federal income tax
- −$26,628
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,079
- State income tax (CO)
- −$6,305
- Take-home pay
- $112,879
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$5,843 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $6,345/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Denver?
$157,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,630 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Denver?
$5,843 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Boulder, about 53 miles away, leaves $6,345 a month, more than Denver.