Pharmacist · La Crosse, WI
Pharmacist in La Crosse: $6,555/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in La Crosse at $159,020 a year. About 210 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $110,320 and the 90th is $187,810. Pay ranks 44th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($894/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,555 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Mankato is the strongest other metro for this job ($6,341 left over a month), and La Crosse still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,555
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$159,020
$110,320 to $187,810
Rent (1 bd)
$894
$1,064 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
44th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
14.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $159,020.
- Taxes$3,909
- Rent$894
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$6,555
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $159,020
- Federal income tax
- −$27,412
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,165
- State income tax (WI)
- −$7,330
- Take-home pay
- $112,113
- Effective tax rate
- 29.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $894
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,788
Left over each month
$13,252 gross, minus $3,909 in tax and $2,788 in living costs.
$6,555
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mankato, $6,341/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in La Crosse?
$159,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in La Crosse?
$6,555 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $894, and pay covers 14.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Mankato at $6,341 a month.