Pharmacist · Olympia, WA
Pharmacist in Olympia: $6,067/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Olympia at $154,860 a year. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $126,050 and the 90th is $188,570. Pay ranks 63rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,552/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,067 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 52 miles away, at $7,405 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,067
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$154,860
$126,050 to $188,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,552
$1,848 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
63rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $154,860.
- Taxes$3,188
- Rent$1,552
- Other living costs$2,098
- Left over$6,067
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $154,860
- Federal income tax
- −$26,413
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,847
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $116,600
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,552
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,650
Left over each month
$12,905 gross, minus $3,188 in tax and $3,650 in living costs.
$6,067
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $7,405/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Olympia?
$154,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Olympia?
$6,067 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,552, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Longview, about 52 miles away, leaves $7,405 a month, more than Olympia.