Pharmacist · Rocky Mount, NC
Pharmacist in Rocky Mount: $5,370/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Rocky Mount at $133,320 a year. About 130 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $102,430 and the 90th is $168,690. Pay ranks 317th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 15.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,370 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 168 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,370
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,320
$102,430 to $168,690
Rent (1 bd)
$716
$852 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
317th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
15.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,320.
- Taxes$3,047
- Rent$716
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$5,370
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,320
- Federal income tax
- −$21,244
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,199
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,124
- Take-home pay
- $96,753
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $716
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $582
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$11,110 gross, minus $3,047 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$5,370
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Rocky Mount?
$133,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Rocky Mount?
$5,370 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 15.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 168 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Rocky Mount.