Pharmacist · Little Rock, AR

Pharmacist in Little Rock: $5,515/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Little Rock at $136,700 a year. About 1,020 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $94,120 and the 90th is $166,570. Pay ranks 244th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,515 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 208 miles away, at $5,998 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,515

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$136,700

$94,120 to $166,570

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,079 (2 bd)

Employment

1,020

Location quotient 1.38

Pay rank

244th 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 $136,700.

Taxes$3,136
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$5,515

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $136,700
Federal income tax: −$22,055
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,458
State income tax (AR): −$5,119
Take-home pay: $99,069
Effective tax rate: 27.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,741

Left over each month

$11,392 gross, minus $3,136 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.

$5,515

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 Little Rock?

$136,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,020 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Little Rock?

$5,515 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 12.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?

Longview, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,998 a month, more than Little Rock.