Pharmacist · Gainesville, GA
Pharmacist in Gainesville: $4,827/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Gainesville at $135,920 a year. About 210 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $93,760 and the 90th is $169,010. Pay ranks 259th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,318/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,827 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 229 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,827
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,920
$93,760 to $169,010
Rent (1 bd)
$1,318
$1,569 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
259th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $135,920.
- Taxes$3,225
- Rent$1,318
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$4,827
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,920
- Federal income tax
- −$21,868
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,398
- State income tax (GA)
- −$6,431
- Take-home pay
- $97,223
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,318
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,275
Left over each month
$11,327 gross, minus $3,225 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.
$4,827
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 Gainesville?
$135,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Gainesville?
$4,827 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,318, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 229 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Gainesville.