Pharmacist · Racine, WI
Pharmacist in Racine: $5,466/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Racine at $144,090 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $108,770 and the 90th is $171,530. Pay ranks 125th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,162/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,466 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 180 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,466
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$144,090
$108,770 to $171,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,162
$1,383 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
125th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $144,090.
- Taxes$3,449
- Rent$1,162
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$5,466
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $144,090
- Federal income tax
- −$23,829
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,023
- State income tax (WI)
- −$6,539
- Take-home pay
- $102,699
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,162
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,092
Left over each month
$12,008 gross, minus $3,449 in tax and $3,092 in living costs.
$5,466
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 Racine?
$144,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Racine?
$5,466 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,162, and pay covers 10.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 180 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Racine.