Pharmacist · New York, NY
Pharmacist in New York: $2,749/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in New York at $141,320 a year. About 20,000 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $96,010 and the 90th is $175,840. Pay ranks 156th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,749 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 174 miles away, at $6,131 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,749
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$141,320
$96,010 to $175,840
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
20,000
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
156th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $141,320.
- Taxes$3,864
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
- Left$2,749
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $141,320
- Federal income tax
- −$22,651
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,811
- State income tax (NY)
- −$7,431
- City / county wage tax
- −$5,478
- Take-home pay
- $94,950
- Effective tax rate
- 32.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
$2,749 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $6,131/mo.
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Compare New York with another city
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in New York?
$141,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 20,000 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in New York?
$2,749 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 174 miles away, leaves $6,131 a month, more than New York.