Pharmacist · McAllen, TX
Pharmacist in McAllen: $6,029/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in McAllen at $137,700 a year. About 500 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $75,410 and the 90th is $174,880. Pay ranks 226th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($863/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,029 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Antonio, about 211 miles away, at $6,490 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,029
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$137,700
$75,410 to $174,880
Rent (1 bd)
$863
$1,027 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
226th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $137,700.
- Taxes$2,736
- Rent$863
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$6,029
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $137,700
- Federal income tax
- −$22,295
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,534
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $104,871
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $863
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $532
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,710
Left over each month
$11,475 gross, minus $2,736 in tax and $2,710 in living costs.
$6,029
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Antonio, $6,490/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in McAllen?
$137,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in McAllen?
$6,029 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $863, and pay covers 13.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
San Antonio, about 211 miles away, leaves $6,490 a month, more than McAllen.