Pharmacist · Palm Bay, FL
Pharmacist in Palm Bay: $5,190/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Palm Bay at $134,070 a year. About 470 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $101,330 and the 90th is $162,940. Pay ranks 297th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,190 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Naples, about 160 miles away, at $5,894 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,190
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,070
$101,330 to $162,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,665 (2 bd)
Employment
470
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
297th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $134,070.
- Taxes$2,640
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$5,190
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,070
- Federal income tax
- −$21,424
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,256
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,390
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$11,173 gross, minus $2,640 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$5,190
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Naples, $5,894/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Palm Bay?
$134,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Palm Bay?
$5,190 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Naples, about 160 miles away, leaves $5,894 a month, more than Palm Bay.