Pharmacist · Lafayette, IN
Pharmacist in Lafayette: $4,572/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Lafayette at $122,990 a year. About 290 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $41,700 and the 90th is $157,860. Pay ranks 385th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($981/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,572 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 205 miles away, at $6,408 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,572
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,990
$41,700 to $157,860
Rent (1 bd)
$981
$1,168 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 1.37
Pay rank
385th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $122,990.
- Taxes$2,806
- Rent$981
- Other living costs$1,890
- Left over$4,572
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,990
- Federal income tax
- −$18,765
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,409
- State income tax (IN)
- −$3,660
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,845
- Take-home pay
- $89,312
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $981
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,871
Left over each month
$10,249 gross, minus $2,806 in tax and $2,871 in living costs.
$4,572
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ann Arbor, $6,408/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Lafayette?
$122,990 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 Lafayette?
$4,572 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $981, and pay covers 10.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Ann Arbor, about 205 miles away, leaves $6,408 a month, more than Lafayette.