Pharmacist · Grand Junction, CO

Pharmacist in Grand Junction: $5,610/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Grand Junction at $147,170 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $130,610 and the 90th is $167,560. Pay ranks 106th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,610 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 178 miles away, at $6,302 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,610

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$147,170

$130,610 to $167,560

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

120

Location quotient 0.85

Pay rank

106th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $147,170.

Taxes$3,472
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,931
Left over$5,610

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $147,170
Federal income tax: −$24,568
Social Security and Medicare: −$11,259
State income tax (CO): −$5,833
Take-home pay: $105,511
Effective tax rate: 28.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $520
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,183

Left over each month

$12,264 gross, minus $3,472 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.

$5,610

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 Grand Junction?

$147,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Grand Junction?

$5,610 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?

Boulder, about 178 miles away, leaves $6,302 a month, more than Grand Junction.