Pharmacist · New Haven, CT
Pharmacist in New Haven: $4,682/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in New Haven at $141,290 a year. About 750 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.29). The 10th percentile is $106,660 and the 90th is $171,540. Pay ranks 157th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,655/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,682 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 219 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,682
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$141,290
$106,660 to $171,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,655
$1,970 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 1.29
Pay rank
157th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $141,290.
- Taxes$3,433
- Rent$1,655
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$4,682
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $141,290
- Federal income tax
- −$23,157
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,809
- State income tax (CT)
- −$7,227
- Take-home pay
- $100,097
- Effective tax rate
- 29.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,655
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,659
Left over each month
$11,774 gross, minus $3,433 in tax and $3,659 in living costs.
$4,682
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $6,088/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in New Haven?
$141,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in New Haven?
$4,682 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,655, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 219 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than New Haven.