Pharmacist · Los Angeles, CA
Pharmacist in Los Angeles: $4,343/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Los Angeles at $157,440 a year. About 12,450 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $62,800 and the 90th is $209,060. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,273/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,343 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 164 miles away, at $6,353 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,343
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$157,440
$62,800 to $209,060
Rent (1 bd)
$2,273
$2,706 (2 bd)
Employment
12,450
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
52nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $157,440.
- Taxes$4,103
- Rent$2,273
- Other$2,401
- Left$4,343
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $157,440
- Federal income tax
- −$26,520
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,044
- State income tax (CA)
- −$10,669
- Take-home pay
- $108,207
- Effective tax rate
- 31.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,273
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,674
After tax and rent
$4,343 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $6,353/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Los Angeles?
$157,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 12,450 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Los Angeles?
$4,343 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,273, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Hanford, about 164 miles away, leaves $6,353 a month, more than Los Angeles.