Pharmacist · Missoula, MT
Pharmacist in Missoula: $5,033/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Missoula at $137,220 a year. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.59). The 10th percentile is $47,100 and the 90th is $161,860. Pay ranks 236th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,033 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, at $7,041 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,033
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$137,220
$47,100 to $161,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 1.59
Pay rank
236th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $137,220.
- Taxes$3,305
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$5,033
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $137,220
- Federal income tax
- −$22,180
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,497
- State income tax (MT)
- −$6,981
- Take-home pay
- $97,561
- Effective tax rate
- 28.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$11,435 gross, minus $3,305 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$5,033
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $7,041/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Missoula?
$137,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Missoula?
$5,033 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 9.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, leaves $7,041 a month, more than Missoula.