Pharmacist · Riverside, CA
Pharmacist in Riverside: $5,114/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Riverside at $161,870 a year. About 3,400 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $103,810 and the 90th is $207,020. Pay ranks 33rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,940/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,114 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yuma, about 177 miles away, at $6,870 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,114
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$161,870
$103,810 to $207,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,940
$2,309 (2 bd)
Employment
3,400
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
33rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $161,870.
- Taxes$4,254
- Rent$1,940
- Other$2,181
- Left$5,114
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $161,870
- Federal income tax
- −$27,583
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,383
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,081
- Take-home pay
- $110,823
- Effective tax rate
- 31.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,940
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $644
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $4,121
After tax and rent
$5,114 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuma, $6,870/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Riverside?
$161,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,400 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Riverside?
$5,114 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,940, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Yuma, about 177 miles away, leaves $6,870 a month, more than Riverside.