Pharmacist · Houma, LA
Pharmacist in Houma: $5,288/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Houma at $134,050 a year. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $102,090 and the 90th is $154,810. Pay ranks 298th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,068/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,288 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 208 miles away, at $5,898 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,288
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,050
$102,090 to $154,810
Rent (1 bd)
$1,068
$1,272 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
298th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,050.
- Taxes$2,943
- Rent$1,068
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$5,288
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,050
- Federal income tax
- −$21,419
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,255
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,647
- Take-home pay
- $98,730
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,068
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,939
Left over each month
$11,171 gross, minus $2,943 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.
$5,288
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,898/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Houma?
$134,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Houma?
$5,288 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Beaumont, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,898 a month, more than Houma.