Pharmacist · Lafayette, LA
Pharmacist in Lafayette: $5,217/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Lafayette at $132,130 a year. About 540 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $108,070 and the 90th is $156,350. Pay ranks 338th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,217 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 225 miles away, at $5,998 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,217
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,130
$108,070 to $156,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
338th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $132,130.
- Taxes$2,888
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$5,217
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,130
- Federal income tax
- −$20,958
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,108
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,589
- Take-home pay
- $97,475
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,906
Left over each month
$11,011 gross, minus $2,888 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$5,217
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $5,998/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Lafayette?
$132,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Lafayette?
$5,217 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Longview, about 225 miles away, leaves $5,998 a month, more than Lafayette.