Pharmacist · Knoxville, TN
Pharmacist in Knoxville: $5,257/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Knoxville at $132,460 a year. About 990 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $85,160 and the 90th is $159,200. Pay ranks 331st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,257 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spartanburg, about 154 miles away, at $5,850 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,257
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,460
$85,160 to $159,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
990
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
331st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $132,460.
- Taxes$2,598
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$5,257
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,460
- Federal income tax
- −$21,037
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,133
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $101,289
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$11,038 gross, minus $2,598 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$5,257
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spartanburg, $5,850/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Knoxville?
$132,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 990 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Knoxville?
$5,257 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Spartanburg, about 154 miles away, leaves $5,850 a month, more than Knoxville.