Pharmacist · Lake Charles, LA

Pharmacist in Lake Charles: $5,190/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Lake Charles at $133,720 a year. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $84,820 and the 90th is $157,400. Pay ranks 307th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,190 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 187 miles away, at $5,998 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,190

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$133,720

$84,820 to $157,400

Rent (1 bd)

$1,149

$1,368 (2 bd)

Employment

220

Location quotient 1.06

Pay rank

307th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,720.

Taxes$2,934
Rent$1,149
Other living costs$1,871
Left over$5,190

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $133,720
Federal income tax: −$21,340
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,230
State income tax (LA): −$3,637
Take-home pay: $98,514
Effective tax rate: 26.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,149
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $566
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $3,020

Left over each month

$11,143 gross, minus $2,934 in tax and $3,020 in living costs.

$5,190

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 Lake Charles?

$133,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Lake Charles?

$5,190 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?

Longview, about 187 miles away, leaves $5,998 a month, more than Lake Charles.