Pharmacist · Killeen, TX
Pharmacist in Killeen: $6,645/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Killeen at $149,790 a year. About 350 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $105,270 and the 90th is $170,790. Pay ranks 90th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,645 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Waco is the strongest other metro for this job ($6,508 left over a month), and Killeen still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,645
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$149,790
$105,270 to $170,790
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 1.13
Pay rank
90th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $149,790.
- Taxes$3,055
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,851
- Left over$6,645
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $149,790
- Federal income tax
- −$25,197
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,459
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $113,134
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $536
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,783
Left over each month
$12,483 gross, minus $3,055 in tax and $2,783 in living costs.
$6,645
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waco, $6,508/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Killeen?
$149,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Killeen?
$6,645 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 13.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Killeen leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Waco at $6,508 a month.