Pharmacist · Harrisburg, PA
Pharmacist in Harrisburg: $5,057/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Harrisburg at $135,480 a year. About 750 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $122,140 and the 90th is $162,240. Pay ranks 265th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,115/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,057 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 70 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,057
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,480
$122,140 to $162,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,115
$1,327 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
265th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $135,480.
- Taxes$3,137
- Rent$1,115
- Other living costs$1,981
- Left over$5,057
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,480
- Federal income tax
- −$21,762
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,364
- State income tax (PA)
- −$4,159
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,355
- Take-home pay
- $97,840
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,115
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,096
Left over each month
$11,290 gross, minus $3,137 in tax and $3,096 in living costs.
$5,057
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $6,088/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Harrisburg?
$135,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Harrisburg?
$5,057 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,115, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 70 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Harrisburg.