Pharmacist · Monroe, LA
Pharmacist in Monroe: $5,388/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Monroe at $131,990 a year. About 280 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.56). The 10th percentile is $109,710 and the 90th is $152,270. Pay ranks 341st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($860/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,388 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 154 miles away, at $5,998 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,388
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,990
$109,710 to $152,270
Rent (1 bd)
$860
$1,024 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.56
Pay rank
341st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $131,990.
- Taxes$2,884
- Rent$860
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$5,388
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,990
- Federal income tax
- −$20,925
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,097
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,585
- Take-home pay
- $97,383
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $860
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,727
Left over each month
$10,999 gross, minus $2,884 in tax and $2,727 in living costs.
$5,388
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $5,998/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Monroe?
$131,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Monroe?
$5,388 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $860, and pay covers 12.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Longview, about 154 miles away, leaves $5,998 a month, more than Monroe.