Pharmacist · Rochester, MN
Pharmacist in Rochester: $6,338/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Rochester at $164,250 a year. About 440 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.74). The 10th percentile is $130,710 and the 90th is $177,870. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,338 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 63 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,338
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$164,250
$130,710 to $177,870
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 1.74
Pay rank
22nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $164,250.
- Taxes$4,282
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$6,338
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $164,250
- Federal income tax
- −$28,667
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,565
- State income tax (MN)
- −$10,154
- Take-home pay
- $112,864
- Effective tax rate
- 31.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$13,688 gross, minus $4,282 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$6,338
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Rochester?
$164,250 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 Rochester?
$6,338 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 10.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 63 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Rochester.