Pharmacist · Pocatello, ID
Pharmacist in Pocatello: $5,203/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Pocatello at $135,290 a year. About 100 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.31). The 10th percentile is $60,490 and the 90th is $168,550. Pay ranks 270th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($875/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,203 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bozeman, about 202 miles away, at $5,739 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,203
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,290
$60,490 to $168,550
Rent (1 bd)
$875
$1,042 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
270th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $135,290.
- Taxes$3,245
- Rent$875
- Other living costs$1,951
- Left over$5,203
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,290
- Federal income tax
- −$21,717
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,350
- State income tax (ID)
- −$6,873
- Take-home pay
- $96,350
- Effective tax rate
- 28.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $875
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,826
Left over each month
$11,274 gross, minus $3,245 in tax and $2,826 in living costs.
$5,203
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bozeman, $5,739/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Pocatello?
$135,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Pocatello?
$5,203 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $875, and pay covers 12.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Bozeman, about 202 miles away, leaves $5,739 a month, more than Pocatello.