Pharmacist · Richmond, VA
Pharmacist in Richmond: $5,212/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Richmond at $144,940 a year. About 1,350 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $106,310 and the 90th is $165,690. Pay ranks 118th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,212 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chambersburg, about 174 miles away, at $6,016 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,212
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$144,940
$106,310 to $165,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
1,350
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
118th 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 $144,940.
- Taxes$3,559
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$1,945
- Left over$5,212
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $144,940
- Federal income tax
- −$24,033
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,088
- State income tax (VA)
- −$7,588
- Take-home pay
- $102,232
- Effective tax rate
- 29.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,307
Left over each month
$12,078 gross, minus $3,559 in tax and $3,307 in living costs.
$5,212
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chambersburg, $6,016/mo.
Pharmacist leftover by city →Best cities for pharmacists to move to →Pharmacist nearby
Other jobs in Richmond
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Richmond?
$144,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,350 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Richmond?
$5,212 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Chambersburg, about 174 miles away, leaves $6,016 a month, more than Richmond.