Pharmacist · Muskegon, MI
Pharmacist in Muskegon: $5,385/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Muskegon at $141,460 a year. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.40). The 10th percentile is $101,830 and the 90th is $157,790. Pay ranks 154th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,007/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,385 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 235 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,385
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$141,460
$101,830 to $157,790
Rent (1 bd)
$1,007
$1,199 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.40
Pay rank
154th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $141,460.
- Taxes$3,434
- Rent$1,007
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$5,385
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $141,460
- Federal income tax
- −$23,197
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,822
- State income tax (MI)
- −$5,774
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,415
- Take-home pay
- $100,252
- Effective tax rate
- 29.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,007
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$11,788 gross, minus $3,434 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$5,385
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 Muskegon?
$141,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Muskegon?
$5,385 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,007, and pay covers 11.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 235 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Muskegon.