Pharmacist · San Francisco, CA
Pharmacist in San Francisco: $4,951/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in San Francisco at $177,410 a year. About 3,670 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $135,580 and the 90th is $229,220. Pay ranks 3rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,635/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,951 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 167 miles away, at $7,020 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$4,951
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$177,410
$135,580 to $229,220
Rent (1 bd)
$2,635
$3,137 (2 bd)
Employment
3,670
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
3rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $177,410.
- Taxes$4,784
- Rent$2,635
- Other$2,414
- Left$4,951
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $177,410
- Federal income tax
- −$31,312
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,572
- State income tax (CA)
- −$12,526
- Take-home pay
- $119,999
- Effective tax rate
- 32.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,635
- Groceries
- $512
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $576
- Utilities and internet
- $320
- Everything else
- $448
- Total spending
- $5,049
After tax and rent
$4,951 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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Compare San Francisco with another city
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in San Francisco?
$177,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,670 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in San Francisco?
$4,951 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,635, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Carson City, about 167 miles away, leaves $7,020 a month, more than San Francisco.