Pharmacist · Eau Claire, WI
Pharmacist in Eau Claire: $6,039/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Eau Claire at $149,720 a year. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $106,050 and the 90th is $171,990. Pay ranks 91st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,039 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 86 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,039
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$149,720
$106,050 to $171,990
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
91st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $149,720.
- Taxes$3,623
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,904
- Left over$6,039
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $149,720
- Federal income tax
- −$25,180
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,454
- State income tax (WI)
- −$6,838
- Take-home pay
- $106,249
- Effective tax rate
- 29.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,815
Left over each month
$12,477 gross, minus $3,623 in tax and $2,815 in living costs.
$6,039
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 Eau Claire?
$149,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Eau Claire?
$6,039 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $911, and pay covers 13.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 86 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Eau Claire.