Pharmacist · Sacramento, CA
Pharmacist in Sacramento: $5,967/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Sacramento at $172,680 a year. About 2,310 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $104,420 and the 90th is $213,820. Pay ranks 6th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,967 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 72 miles away, at $7,020 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$5,967
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$172,680
$104,420 to $213,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
2,310
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
6th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $172,680.
- Taxes$4,623
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$5,967
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $172,680
- Federal income tax
- −$30,177
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,210
- State income tax (CA)
- −$12,086
- Take-home pay
- $117,206
- Effective tax rate
- 32.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$5,967 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $7,020/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Sacramento?
$172,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,310 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Sacramento?
$5,967 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Carson City, about 72 miles away, leaves $7,020 a month, more than Sacramento.