Pharmacist · New Orleans, LA
Pharmacist in New Orleans: $4,877/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in New Orleans at $128,100 a year. About 1,470 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 $86,060 and the 90th is $155,240. Pay ranks 378th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,877 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Alexandria, about 227 miles away, at $5,596 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,877
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$128,100
$86,060 to $155,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
1,470
Location quotient 1.59
Pay rank
378th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $128,100.
- Taxes$2,772
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$4,877
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $128,100
- Federal income tax
- −$19,991
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,800
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,468
- Take-home pay
- $94,841
- Effective tax rate
- 26.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$10,675 gross, minus $2,772 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$4,877
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Alexandria, $5,596/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in New Orleans?
$128,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,470 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in New Orleans?
$4,877 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Alexandria, about 227 miles away, leaves $5,596 a month, more than New Orleans.