Pharmacist · Rome, GA
Pharmacist in Rome: $5,424/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Rome at $142,090 a year. About 110 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 $97,150 and the 90th is $168,950. Pay ranks 148th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jackson, about 232 miles away, at $5,873 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,424
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$142,090
$97,150 to $168,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
148th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $142,090.
- Taxes$3,414
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$5,424
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $142,090
- Federal income tax
- −$23,349
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,870
- State income tax (GA)
- −$6,752
- Take-home pay
- $101,120
- Effective tax rate
- 28.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $595
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,003
Left over each month
$11,841 gross, minus $3,414 in tax and $3,003 in living costs.
$5,424
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jackson, $5,873/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Rome?
$142,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Rome?
$5,424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 11.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Jackson, about 232 miles away, leaves $5,873 a month, more than Rome.