Pharmacist · Greensboro, NC
Pharmacist in Greensboro: $5,328/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Greensboro at $138,180 a year. About 710 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $80,650 and the 90th is $159,010. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,328 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 129 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,328
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$138,180
$80,650 to $159,010
Rent (1 bd)
$1,042
$1,240 (2 bd)
Employment
710
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
212th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $138,180.
- Taxes$3,193
- Rent$1,042
- Other living costs$1,952
- Left over$5,328
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $138,180
- Federal income tax
- −$22,410
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,571
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,331
- Take-home pay
- $99,868
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,042
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $557
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,994
Left over each month
$11,515 gross, minus $3,193 in tax and $2,994 in living costs.
$5,328
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 Greensboro?
$138,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Greensboro?
$5,328 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 129 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Greensboro.