Pharmacist · Hattiesburg, MS
Pharmacist in Hattiesburg: $4,787/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Hattiesburg at $128,980 a year. About 170 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $103,640 and the 90th is $152,550. Pay ranks 373rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,787 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Alexandria, about 196 miles away, at $5,596 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,787
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,980
$103,640 to $152,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 1.32
Pay rank
373rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $128,980.
- Taxes$2,970
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
- Left over$4,787
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,980
- Federal income tax
- −$20,202
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,867
- State income tax (MS)
- −$5,574
- Take-home pay
- $93,337
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$10,748 gross, minus $2,970 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$4,787
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Alexandria, $5,596/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Hattiesburg?
$128,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Hattiesburg?
$4,787 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 10.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Alexandria, about 196 miles away, leaves $5,596 a month, more than Hattiesburg.