Pharmacist · San Antonio, TX
Pharmacist in San Antonio: $6,533/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in San Antonio at $150,500 a year. About 2,260 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $96,670 and the 90th is $167,100. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,533 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 132 miles away, at $6,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,533
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$150,500
$96,670 to $167,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
2,260
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
87th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $150,500.
- Taxes$3,031
- Rent$1,049
- Other$1,929
- Left$6,533
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $150,500
- Federal income tax
- −$24,854
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,513
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $114,133
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,978
After tax and rent
$6,533 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $6,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in San Antonio?
$150,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,260 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in San Antonio?
$6,533 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 12.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Killeen, about 132 miles away, leaves $6,688 a month, more than San Antonio.