Pharmacist · Odessa, TX
Pharmacist in Odessa: $5,879/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Odessa at $141,260 a year. About 100 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $95,410 and the 90th is $170,940. Pay ranks 158th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,879 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 36 miles away, at $6,942 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,879
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$141,260
$95,410 to $170,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,178
$1,402 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
158th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $141,260.
- Taxes$2,830
- Rent$1,178
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$5,879
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $141,260
- Federal income tax
- −$23,149
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,806
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $107,304
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,178
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,063
Left over each month
$11,772 gross, minus $2,830 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.
$5,879
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $6,942/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Odessa?
$141,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Odessa?
$5,879 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Midland, about 36 miles away, leaves $6,942 a month, more than Odessa.