Pharmacist · Redding, CA
Pharmacist in Redding: $6,114/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Redding at $166,800 a year. About 160 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $82,190 and the 90th is $213,400. Pay ranks 15th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,105/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,114 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 165 miles away, at $6,978 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,114
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$166,800
$82,190 to $213,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,105
$1,315 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
15th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $166,800.
- Taxes$4,465
- Rent$1,105
- Other living costs$2,216
- Left over$6,114
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $166,800
- Federal income tax
- −$29,279
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,760
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,540
- Take-home pay
- $113,221
- Effective tax rate
- 32.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,105
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $646
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$13,900 gross, minus $4,465 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$6,114
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $6,978/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Redding?
$166,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Redding?
$6,114 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,105, and pay covers 12.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Carson City, about 165 miles away, leaves $6,978 a month, more than Redding.