Pharmacist · Durham, NC
Pharmacist in Durham: $5,383/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Durham at $141,360 a year. About 1,150 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.62). The 10th percentile is $102,870 and the 90th is $165,740. Pay ranks 155th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,274/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,383 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 133 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,383
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$141,360
$102,870 to $165,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,274
$1,517 (2 bd)
Employment
1,150
Location quotient 1.62
Pay rank
155th 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 $141,360.
- Taxes$3,288
- Rent$1,274
- Other living costs$1,835
- Left over$5,383
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $141,360
- Federal income tax
- −$23,173
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,814
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,466
- Take-home pay
- $101,907
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,274
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $440
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,109
Left over each month
$11,780 gross, minus $3,288 in tax and $3,109 in living costs.
$5,383
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Durham?
$141,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,150 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Durham?
$5,383 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,274, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 133 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Durham.