Pharmacist · Raleigh, NC
Pharmacist in Raleigh: $4,883/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Raleigh at $133,120 a year. About 1,730 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $101,720 and the 90th is $165,060. Pay ranks 322nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,883 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 134 miles away, at $5,903 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,883
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,120
$101,720 to $165,060
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
1,730
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
322nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,120.
- Taxes$2,999
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$4,883
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,120
- Federal income tax
- −$20,683
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,184
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,116
- Take-home pay
- $97,138
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$4,883 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,903/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Raleigh?
$133,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,730 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Raleigh?
$4,883 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 134 miles away, leaves $5,903 a month, more than Raleigh.