Pharmacist · Pueblo, CO
Pharmacist in Pueblo: $5,961/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Pueblo at $150,160 a year. About 130 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 $118,120 and the 90th is $188,030. Pay ranks 88th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,961 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 247 miles away, at $6,334 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,961
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$150,160
$118,120 to $188,030
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,165 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
88th 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 $150,160.
- Taxes$3,561
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$5,961
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $150,160
- Federal income tax
- −$25,285
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,487
- State income tax (CO)
- −$5,965
- Take-home pay
- $107,423
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$12,513 gross, minus $3,561 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$5,961
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $6,334/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Pueblo?
$150,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Pueblo?
$5,961 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 12.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Amarillo, about 247 miles away, leaves $6,334 a month, more than Pueblo.