Pharmacist · Peoria, IL
Pharmacist in Peoria: $5,458/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Peoria at $139,900 a year. About 340 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $109,910 and the 90th is $162,390. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($913/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,458 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 217 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,458
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$139,900
$109,910 to $162,390
Rent (1 bd)
$913
$1,087 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
186th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $139,900.
- Taxes$3,359
- Rent$913
- Other living costs$1,928
- Left over$5,458
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $139,900
- Federal income tax
- −$22,823
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,702
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,788
- Take-home pay
- $99,587
- Effective tax rate
- 28.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $913
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,841
Left over each month
$11,658 gross, minus $3,359 in tax and $2,841 in living costs.
$5,458
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Peoria?
$139,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Peoria?
$5,458 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $913, and pay covers 12.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 217 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Peoria.