Pharmacist · Hartford, CT
Pharmacist in Hartford: $4,343/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Hartford at $134,340 a year. About 1,180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $104,210 and the 90th is $162,970. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,625/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,343 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 235 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,343
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,340
$104,210 to $162,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,625
$1,934 (2 bd)
Employment
1,180
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
290th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,340.
- Taxes$3,215
- Rent$1,625
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$4,343
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,340
- Federal income tax
- −$21,489
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,277
- State income tax (CT)
- −$6,810
- Take-home pay
- $95,764
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,625
- Groceries
- $412
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $464
- Utilities and internet
- $258
- Everything else
- $361
- Total spending
- $3,637
Left over each month
$11,195 gross, minus $3,215 in tax and $3,637 in living costs.
$4,343
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 Hartford?
$134,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Hartford?
$4,343 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,625, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 235 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Hartford.