Pharmacist · Morristown, TN
Pharmacist in Morristown: $5,470/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Morristown at $129,410 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $78,870 and the 90th is $157,190. Pay ranks 370th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($879/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,470 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 243 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,470
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,410
$78,870 to $157,190
Rent (1 bd)
$879
$1,046 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
370th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $129,410.
- Taxes$2,517
- Rent$879
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$5,470
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,410
- Federal income tax
- −$20,305
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,900
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $99,205
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $879
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$10,784 gross, minus $2,517 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$5,470
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Morristown?
$129,410 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 Morristown?
$5,470 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $879, and pay covers 12.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 243 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Morristown.