Pharmacist · Fayetteville, NC
Pharmacist in Fayetteville: $5,420/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Fayetteville at $140,220 a year. About 400 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $106,050 and the 90th is $169,520. Pay ranks 181st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,044/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,420 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 77 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,420
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,220
$106,050 to $169,520
Rent (1 bd)
$1,044
$1,243 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 1.47
Pay rank
181st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $140,220.
- Taxes$3,254
- Rent$1,044
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$5,420
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,220
- Federal income tax
- −$22,900
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,727
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,417
- Take-home pay
- $101,176
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,044
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $573
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,011
Left over each month
$11,685 gross, minus $3,254 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.
$5,420
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 Fayetteville?
$140,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Fayetteville?
$5,420 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,044, and pay covers 11.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 77 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Fayetteville.