Pharmacist · Lawrence, KS
Pharmacist in Lawrence: $5,216/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Lawrence at $133,880 a year. About 160 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 $40,460 and the 90th is $168,590. Pay ranks 305th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,216 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 157 miles away, at $6,083 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,216
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,880
$40,460 to $168,590
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
305th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,880.
- Taxes$3,233
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,721
- Left over$5,216
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,880
- Federal income tax
- −$21,378
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,242
- State income tax (KS)
- −$7,182
- Take-home pay
- $95,078
- Effective tax rate
- 29.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $442
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,707
Left over each month
$11,157 gross, minus $3,233 in tax and $2,707 in living costs.
$5,216
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $6,083/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Lawrence?
$133,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Lawrence?
$5,216 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 11.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Lincoln, about 157 miles away, leaves $6,083 a month, more than Lawrence.