Pharmacist · Reno, NV
Pharmacist in Reno: $6,160/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Reno at $154,380 a year. About 440 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $126,360 and the 90th is $171,220. Pay ranks 65th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,556/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,160 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 77 miles away, at $7,020 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,160
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$154,380
$126,360 to $171,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,556
$1,852 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
65th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $154,380.
- Taxes$3,133
- Rent$1,556
- Other$2,016
- Left$6,160
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $154,380
- Federal income tax
- −$25,785
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,810
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $116,785
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,556
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,572
After tax and rent
$6,160 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $7,020/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Reno?
$154,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Reno?
$6,160 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,556, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Carson City, about 77 miles away, leaves $7,020 a month, more than Reno.