Pharmacist · Rochester, NY
Pharmacist in Rochester: $4,983/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Rochester at $136,310 a year. About 1,070 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $123,610 and the 90th is $156,770. Pay ranks 250th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,983 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 130 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,983
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$136,310
$123,610 to $156,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
1,070
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
250th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $136,310.
- Taxes$3,293
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$4,983
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $136,310
- Federal income tax
- −$21,961
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,428
- State income tax (NY)
- −$7,130
- Take-home pay
- $96,791
- Effective tax rate
- 29.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,083
Left over each month
$11,359 gross, minus $3,293 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.
$4,983
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $6,088/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Rochester?
$136,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,070 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Rochester?
$4,983 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 130 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Rochester.