Pharmacist · Huntsville, AL
Pharmacist in Huntsville: $5,193/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Huntsville at $136,840 a year. About 600 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $102,620 and the 90th is $163,070. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,050/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,193 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cape Girardeau, about 244 miles away, at $5,930 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,193
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$136,840
$102,620 to $163,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,050
$1,250 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
241st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $136,840.
- Taxes$3,267
- Rent$1,050
- Other living costs$1,893
- Left over$5,193
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $136,840
- Federal income tax
- −$22,089
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,468
- State income tax (AL)
- −$6,652
- Take-home pay
- $97,631
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,050
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,943
Left over each month
$11,403 gross, minus $3,267 in tax and $2,943 in living costs.
$5,193
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cape Girardeau, $5,930/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Huntsville?
$136,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Huntsville?
$5,193 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,050, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Cape Girardeau, about 244 miles away, leaves $5,930 a month, more than Huntsville.