Pharmacist · Fresno, CA
Pharmacist in Fresno: $5,991/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Fresno at $169,160 a year. About 890 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $128,300 and the 90th is $211,110. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,991 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 157 miles away, at $6,978 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,991
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$169,160
$128,300 to $211,110
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
890
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
13th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $169,160.
- Taxes$4,545
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$5,991
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $169,160
- Federal income tax
- −$29,845
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,941
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,759
- Take-home pay
- $114,615
- Effective tax rate
- 32.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$14,097 gross, minus $4,545 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$5,991
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $6,978/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Fresno?
$169,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 890 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Fresno?
$5,991 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 10.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Carson City, about 157 miles away, leaves $6,978 a month, more than Fresno.