Pharmacist · San Luis Obispo, CA

Pharmacist in San Luis Obispo: $5,594/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in San Luis Obispo at $172,860 a year. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $132,870 and the 90th is $202,810. Pay ranks 5th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,013/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,594 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Napa, about 239 miles away, at $6,907 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,594

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$172,860

$132,870 to $202,810

Rent (1 bd)

$2,013

$2,396 (2 bd)

Employment

240

Location quotient 0.95

Pay rank

5th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $172,860.

Taxes$4,672
Rent$2,013
Other living costs$2,126
Left over$5,594

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $172,860
Federal income tax: −$30,733
Social Security and Medicare: −$13,224
State income tax (CA): −$12,103
Take-home pay: $116,800
Effective tax rate: 32.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,013
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $556
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,139

Left over each month

$14,405 gross, minus $4,672 in tax and $4,139 in living costs.

$5,594

Rank every metro for a pharmacist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Napa, $6,907/mo.

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Questions

What does a pharmacist make in San Luis Obispo?

$172,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in San Luis Obispo?

$5,594 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,013, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?

Napa, about 239 miles away, leaves $6,907 a month, more than San Luis Obispo.