Pharmacist · Kingsport, TN
Pharmacist in Kingsport: $5,641/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Kingsport at $133,270 a year. About 370 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.49). The 10th percentile is $105,600 and the 90th is $159,240. Pay ranks 319th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,641 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 225 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,641
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,270
$105,600 to $159,240
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 1.49
Pay rank
319th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,270.
- Taxes$2,619
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,914
- Left over$5,641
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,270
- Federal income tax
- −$21,232
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,195
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $101,843
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $565
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $2,846
Left over each month
$11,106 gross, minus $2,619 in tax and $2,846 in living costs.
$5,641
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 Kingsport?
$133,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Kingsport?
$5,641 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 11.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 225 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Kingsport.