Pharmacist · Portland, ME
Pharmacist in Portland: $4,333/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Portland at $140,620 a year. About 620 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $89,940 and the 90th is $166,550. Pay ranks 174th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,333 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Burlington, about 148 miles away, at $5,288 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,333
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$140,620
$89,940 to $166,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
620
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
174th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $140,620.
- Taxes$3,521
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$4,333
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $140,620
- Federal income tax
- −$22,996
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,757
- State income tax (ME)
- −$8,502
- Take-home pay
- $98,365
- Effective tax rate
- 30.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$11,718 gross, minus $3,521 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
$4,333
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Burlington, $5,288/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Portland?
$140,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Portland?
$4,333 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Burlington, about 148 miles away, leaves $5,288 a month, more than Portland.