Pharmacist · Lakeland, FL
Pharmacist in Lakeland: $5,708/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Lakeland at $142,380 a year. About 490 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $100,370 and the 90th is $167,770. Pay ranks 145th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,333/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,708 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Naples, about 131 miles away, at $5,894 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,708
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$142,380
$100,370 to $167,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,333
$1,587 (2 bd)
Employment
490
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
145th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $142,380.
- Taxes$2,859
- Rent$1,333
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$5,708
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $142,380
- Federal income tax
- −$23,418
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,892
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $108,070
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,333
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,298
Left over each month
$11,865 gross, minus $2,859 in tax and $3,298 in living costs.
$5,708
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Naples, $5,894/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Lakeland?
$142,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Lakeland?
$5,708 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,333, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Naples, about 131 miles away, leaves $5,894 a month, more than Lakeland.