Pharmacist · Elmira, NY
Pharmacist in Elmira: $5,468/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Elmira at $142,640 a year. About 70 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $115,590 and the 90th is $160,360. Pay ranks 141st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($898/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,468 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 58 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,468
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$142,640
$115,590 to $160,360
Rent (1 bd)
$898
$1,069 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
141st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $142,640.
- Taxes$3,492
- Rent$898
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$5,468
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $142,640
- Federal income tax
- −$23,481
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,912
- State income tax (NY)
- −$7,510
- Take-home pay
- $100,737
- Effective tax rate
- 29.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $898
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $2,927
Left over each month
$11,887 gross, minus $3,492 in tax and $2,927 in living costs.
$5,468
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $6,088/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Elmira?
$142,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Elmira?
$5,468 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $898, and pay covers 13.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 58 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Elmira.