Pharmacist · Paducah, KY
Pharmacist in Paducah: $5,194/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Paducah at $134,810 a year. About 130 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $94,480 and the 90th is $161,380. Pay ranks 284th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($821/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 $5,194 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Decatur, about 192 miles away, at $5,974 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,194
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,810
$94,480 to $161,380
Rent (1 bd)
$821
$977 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
284th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,810.
- Taxes$3,267
- Rent$821
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$5,194
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,810
- Federal income tax
- −$21,601
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,313
- State income tax (KY)
- −$5,262
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,022
- Take-home pay
- $95,612
- Effective tax rate
- 29.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $821
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,774
Left over each month
$11,234 gross, minus $3,267 in tax and $2,774 in living costs.
$5,194
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $5,974/mo.
Pharmacist leftover by city →Best cities for pharmacists to move to →Pharmacist nearby
Other jobs in Paducah
- 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 Paducah?
$134,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Paducah?
$5,194 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 $821, and pay covers 13.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Decatur, about 192 miles away, leaves $5,974 a month, more than Paducah.