Pharmacist · Pinehurst, NC
Pharmacist in Pinehurst: $4,791/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Pinehurst at $132,170 a year. About 90 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $100,270 and the 90th is $164,590. Pay ranks 336th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,280/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,791 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 82 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,791
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,170
$100,270 to $164,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,280
$1,524 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
336th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $132,170.
- Taxes$3,013
- Rent$1,280
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$4,791
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,170
- Federal income tax
- −$20,968
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,111
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,075
- Take-home pay
- $96,016
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,280
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,210
Left over each month
$11,014 gross, minus $3,013 in tax and $3,210 in living costs.
$4,791
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Pinehurst?
$132,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Pinehurst?
$4,791 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,280, and pay covers 8.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 82 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Pinehurst.