Pharmacist · Gainesville, FL
Pharmacist in Gainesville: $5,038/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Gainesville at $129,260 a year. About 540 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.70). The 10th percentile is $52,000 and the 90th is $154,880. Pay ranks 371st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,038 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Naples, about 246 miles away, at $5,894 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,038
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,260
$52,000 to $154,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 1.70
Pay rank
371st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $129,260.
- Taxes$2,513
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$5,038
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,260
- Federal income tax
- −$20,269
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,888
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $99,102
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$10,772 gross, minus $2,513 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$5,038
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Naples, $5,894/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Gainesville?
$129,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Gainesville?
$5,038 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Naples, about 246 miles away, leaves $5,894 a month, more than Gainesville.