Pharmacist · Johnson City, TN
Pharmacist in Johnson City: $5,357/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Johnson City at $128,580 a year. About 290 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.70). The 10th percentile is $77,620 and the 90th is $163,780. Pay ranks 376th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($969/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,357 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 204 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,357
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,580
$77,620 to $163,780
Rent (1 bd)
$969
$1,154 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 1.70
Pay rank
376th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $128,580.
- Taxes$2,495
- Rent$969
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$5,357
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,580
- Federal income tax
- −$20,106
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,836
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $98,637
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $969
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,863
Left over each month
$10,715 gross, minus $2,495 in tax and $2,863 in living costs.
$5,357
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Johnson City?
$128,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Johnson City?
$5,357 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $969, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 204 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Johnson City.