Pharmacist · Merced, CA
Pharmacist in Merced: $5,365/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Merced at $154,870 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $125,530 and the 90th is $197,190. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,365 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 145 miles away, at $6,978 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,365
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$154,870
$125,530 to $197,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
62nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $154,870.
- Taxes$4,058
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$5,365
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $154,870
- Federal income tax
- −$26,416
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,848
- State income tax (CA)
- −$10,430
- Take-home pay
- $106,177
- Effective tax rate
- 31.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$12,906 gross, minus $4,058 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$5,365
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $6,978/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Merced?
$154,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Merced?
$5,365 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 10.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Carson City, about 145 miles away, leaves $6,978 a month, more than Merced.