Pharmacist · Santa Fe, NM
Pharmacist in Santa Fe: $5,577/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Santa Fe at $150,580 a year. About 110 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $118,800 and the 90th is $169,760. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,503/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,577 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 229 miles away, at $6,334 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,577
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$150,580
$118,800 to $169,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,503
$1,789 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
83rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $150,580.
- Taxes$3,586
- Rent$1,503
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$5,577
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $150,580
- Federal income tax
- −$25,386
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,519
- State income tax (NM)
- −$6,121
- Take-home pay
- $107,553
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,503
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $491
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,386
Left over each month
$12,548 gross, minus $3,586 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.
$5,577
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $6,334/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Santa Fe?
$150,580 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 Santa Fe?
$5,577 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,503, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Amarillo, about 229 miles away, leaves $6,334 a month, more than Santa Fe.