Pharmacist · Milwaukee, WI
Pharmacist in Milwaukee: $5,888/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Milwaukee at $153,340 a year. About 1,760 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $120,600 and the 90th is $180,910. Pay ranks 69th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,888 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 172 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,888
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$153,340
$120,600 to $180,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,261
$1,501 (2 bd)
Employment
1,760
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
69th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $153,340.
- Taxes$3,734
- Rent$1,261
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$5,888
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $153,340
- Federal income tax
- −$26,049
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,731
- State income tax (WI)
- −$7,029
- Take-home pay
- $108,532
- Effective tax rate
- 29.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,261
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $503
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,156
Left over each month
$12,778 gross, minus $3,734 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.
$5,888
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 Milwaukee?
$153,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,760 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Milwaukee?
$5,888 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 172 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Milwaukee.