Pharmacist · Lincoln, NE
Pharmacist in Lincoln: $6,083/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Lincoln at $149,590 a year. About 370 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $123,390 and the 90th is $163,360. Pay ranks 92nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,083 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 187 miles away, at $6,505 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,083
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$149,590
$123,390 to $163,360
Rent (1 bd)
$993
$1,182 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
92nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $149,590.
- Taxes$3,624
- Rent$993
- Other living costs$1,766
- Left over$6,083
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $149,590
- Federal income tax
- −$25,149
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,444
- State income tax (NE)
- −$6,900
- Take-home pay
- $106,098
- Effective tax rate
- 29.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $993
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$12,466 gross, minus $3,624 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$6,083
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $6,505/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Lincoln?
$149,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Lincoln?
$6,083 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 12.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Sioux Falls, about 187 miles away, leaves $6,505 a month, more than Lincoln.