Pharmacist · Fort Collins, CO
Pharmacist in Fort Collins: $5,570/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Fort Collins at $149,410 a year. The 10th percentile is $115,980 and the 90th is $176,930. Pay ranks 95th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,570 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 39 miles away, at $6,302 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,570
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$149,410
$115,980 to $176,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,473
$1,753 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
95th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $149,410.
- Taxes$3,539
- Rent$1,473
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$5,570
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $149,410
- Federal income tax
- −$25,105
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,430
- State income tax (CO)
- −$5,932
- Take-home pay
- $106,943
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,473
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$12,451 gross, minus $3,539 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$5,570
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $6,302/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Fort Collins?
$149,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Fort Collins?
$5,570 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Boulder, about 39 miles away, leaves $6,302 a month, more than Fort Collins.