Pharmacist · Jackson, MI
Pharmacist in Jackson: $5,136/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Jackson at $134,080 a year. About 130 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $99,030 and the 90th is $169,380. Pay ranks 296th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,136 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 30 miles away, at $6,408 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,136
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,080
$99,030 to $169,380
Rent (1 bd)
$893
$1,063 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
296th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,080.
- Taxes$3,207
- Rent$893
- Other living costs$1,937
- Left over$5,136
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,080
- Federal income tax
- −$21,426
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,257
- State income tax (MI)
- −$5,460
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,341
- Take-home pay
- $95,595
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $893
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,830
Left over each month
$11,173 gross, minus $3,207 in tax and $2,830 in living costs.
$5,136
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ann Arbor, $6,408/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Jackson?
$134,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Jackson?
$5,136 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 12.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Ann Arbor, about 30 miles away, leaves $6,408 a month, more than Jackson.