Pharmacist · Iowa City, IA
Pharmacist in Iowa City: $6,028/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Iowa City at $142,530 a year. About 450 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.34). The 10th percentile is $120,310 and the 90th is $163,860. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,028 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 153 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,028
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$142,530
$120,310 to $163,860
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 2.34
Pay rank
142nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $142,530.
- Taxes$3,268
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$6,028
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $142,530
- Federal income tax
- −$23,454
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,904
- State income tax (IA)
- −$4,861
- Take-home pay
- $103,311
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$11,878 gross, minus $3,268 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$6,028
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Iowa City?
$142,530 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 Iowa City?
$6,028 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 13.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 153 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Iowa City.