Pharmacist · El Centro, CA
Pharmacist in El Centro: $5,791/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in El Centro at $158,490 a year. About 90 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $123,600 and the 90th is $201,290. Pay ranks 45th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,791 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yuma, about 86 miles away, at $6,827 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,791
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$158,490
$123,600 to $201,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
45th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $158,490.
- Taxes$4,181
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$2,226
- Left over$5,791
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $158,490
- Federal income tax
- −$27,285
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,124
- State income tax (CA)
- −$10,767
- Take-home pay
- $108,314
- Effective tax rate
- 31.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $655
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,235
Left over each month
$13,208 gross, minus $4,181 in tax and $3,235 in living costs.
$5,791
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuma, $6,827/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in El Centro?
$158,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in El Centro?
$5,791 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 13.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Yuma, about 86 miles away, leaves $6,827 a month, more than El Centro.