Pharmacist · Jackson, MS
Pharmacist in Jackson: $4,797/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Jackson at $132,080 a year. About 860 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.54). The 10th percentile is $103,370 and the 90th is $158,480. Pay ranks 339th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,797 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 241 miles away, at $5,873 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,797
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,080
$103,370 to $158,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
860
Location quotient 1.54
Pay rank
339th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $132,080.
- Taxes$3,063
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$4,797
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,080
- Federal income tax
- −$20,946
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,104
- State income tax (MS)
- −$5,710
- Take-home pay
- $95,319
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,146
Left over each month
$11,007 gross, minus $3,063 in tax and $3,146 in living costs.
$4,797
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $5,873/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Jackson?
$132,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 860 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Jackson?
$4,797 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Jackson, about 241 miles away, leaves $5,873 a month, more than Jackson.