Pharmacist · Owensboro, KY
Pharmacist in Owensboro: $5,358/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Owensboro at $139,950 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $103,090 and the 90th is $165,870. Pay ranks 185th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($917/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,358 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 203 miles away, at $6,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,358
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$139,950
$103,090 to $165,870
Rent (1 bd)
$917
$1,092 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.13
Pay rank
185th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $139,950.
- Taxes$3,426
- Rent$917
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$5,358
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $139,950
- Federal income tax
- −$22,835
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,706
- State income tax (KY)
- −$5,467
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,099
- Take-home pay
- $98,842
- Effective tax rate
- 29.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $917
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$11,663 gross, minus $3,426 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
$5,358
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $6,240/mo.
Pharmacist leftover by city →Best cities for pharmacists to move to →Pharmacist nearby
Other jobs in Owensboro
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Owensboro?
$139,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Owensboro?
$5,358 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $917, and pay covers 12.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Kokomo, about 203 miles away, leaves $6,240 a month, more than Owensboro.