Pharmacist · Houston, TX
Pharmacist in Houston: $5,801/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Houston at $140,470 a year. About 6,410 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $83,200 and the 90th is $170,170. Pay ranks 177th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,801 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 175 miles away, at $6,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,801
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,470
$83,200 to $170,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
6,410
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
177th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $140,470.
- Taxes$2,766
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$5,801
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,470
- Federal income tax
- −$22,447
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,746
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $107,277
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$5,801 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $6,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Houston?
$140,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,410 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Houston?
$5,801 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Killeen, about 175 miles away, leaves $6,688 a month, more than Houston.