Pharmacist · Florence, SC
Pharmacist in Florence: $5,861/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Florence at $155,020 a year. About 320 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.76). The 10th percentile is $123,310 and the 90th is $297,460. Pay ranks 61st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,205/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,861 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Spartanburg is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,850 left over a month), and Florence still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,861
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$155,020
$123,310 to $297,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,205
$1,435 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 1.76
Pay rank
61st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $155,020.
- Taxes$3,862
- Rent$1,205
- Other living costs$1,991
- Left over$5,861
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $155,020
- Federal income tax
- −$26,452
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,859
- State income tax (SC)
- −$8,029
- Take-home pay
- $108,680
- Effective tax rate
- 29.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,205
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,196
Left over each month
$12,918 gross, minus $3,862 in tax and $3,196 in living costs.
$5,861
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spartanburg, $5,850/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Florence?
$155,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Florence?
$5,861 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,205, and pay covers 10.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Spartanburg at $5,850 a month.