Pharmacist · Huntington, WV
Pharmacist in Huntington: $5,261/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Huntington at $134,370 a year. About 450 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.56). The 10th percentile is $69,740 and the 90th is $164,080. Pay ranks 289th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,261 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 239 miles away, at $6,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,261
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,370
$69,740 to $164,080
Rent (1 bd)
$801
$954 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 1.56
Pay rank
289th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
14.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,370.
- Taxes$3,118
- Rent$801
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$5,261
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,370
- Federal income tax
- −$21,496
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,279
- State income tax (WV)
- −$5,638
- Take-home pay
- $96,957
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $801
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $607
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,819
Left over each month
$11,198 gross, minus $3,118 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.
$5,261
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $6,240/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Huntington?
$134,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Huntington?
$5,261 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 14.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Kokomo, about 239 miles away, leaves $6,240 a month, more than Huntington.