Pharmacist · Hickory, NC
Pharmacist in Hickory: $5,128/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Hickory at $137,180 a year. About 330 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $105,540 and the 90th is $166,200. Pay ranks 237th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,142/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,128 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 148 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,128
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$137,180
$105,540 to $166,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,142
$1,360 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
237th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $137,180.
- Taxes$3,163
- Rent$1,142
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$5,128
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $137,180
- Federal income tax
- −$22,170
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,494
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,288
- Take-home pay
- $99,227
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,142
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,141
Left over each month
$11,432 gross, minus $3,163 in tax and $3,141 in living costs.
$5,128
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 Hickory?
$137,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Hickory?
$5,128 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,142, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 148 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Hickory.