Pharmacist · Madison, WI
Pharmacist in Madison: $6,050/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Madison at $158,120 a year. About 1,120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $112,140 and the 90th is $169,980. Pay ranks 47th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,050 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 87 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,050
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$158,120
$112,140 to $169,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
1,120
Location quotient 1.32
Pay rank
47th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $158,120.
- Taxes$3,881
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$6,050
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $158,120
- Federal income tax
- −$27,196
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,096
- State income tax (WI)
- −$7,283
- Take-home pay
- $111,545
- Effective tax rate
- 29.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$13,177 gross, minus $3,881 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$6,050
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Madison?
$158,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Madison?
$6,050 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 87 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Madison.