Pharmacist · Goldsboro, NC
Pharmacist in Goldsboro: $5,394/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Goldsboro at $139,210 a year. About 100 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $100,370 and the 90th is $181,090. Pay ranks 199th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,394 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 132 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,394
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$139,210
$100,370 to $181,090
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
199th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $139,210.
- Taxes$3,223
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$5,394
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $139,210
- Federal income tax
- −$22,657
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,650
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,375
- Take-home pay
- $100,528
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$11,601 gross, minus $3,223 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$5,394
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 Goldsboro?
$139,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Goldsboro?
$5,394 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 11.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 132 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Goldsboro.