Pharmacist · Lynchburg, VA
Pharmacist in Lynchburg: $5,562/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Lynchburg at $144,090 a year. About 190 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 $111,620 and the 90th is $163,560. Pay ranks 125th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,562 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chambersburg, about 195 miles away, at $6,016 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,562
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$144,090
$111,620 to $163,560
Rent (1 bd)
$948
$1,128 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
125th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $144,090.
- Taxes$3,533
- Rent$948
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$5,562
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $144,090
- Federal income tax
- −$23,829
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,023
- State income tax (VA)
- −$7,539
- Take-home pay
- $101,700
- Effective tax rate
- 29.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $948
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$12,008 gross, minus $3,533 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$5,562
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chambersburg, $6,016/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Lynchburg?
$144,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Lynchburg?
$5,562 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $948, and pay covers 12.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Chambersburg, about 195 miles away, leaves $6,016 a month, more than Lynchburg.