Pharmacist · Greenville, NC
Pharmacist in Greenville: $5,556/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Greenville at $143,480 a year. About 270 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.63). The 10th percentile is $99,600 and the 90th is $166,380. Pay ranks 133rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,556 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 170 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,556
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$143,480
$99,600 to $166,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.63
Pay rank
133rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $143,480.
- Taxes$3,351
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,948
- Left over$5,556
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $143,480
- Federal income tax
- −$23,682
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,976
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,556
- Take-home pay
- $103,266
- Effective tax rate
- 28.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,049
Left over each month
$11,957 gross, minus $3,351 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.
$5,556
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 Greenville?
$143,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Greenville?
$5,556 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 170 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Greenville.