Pharmacist · Santa Maria, CA

Pharmacist in Santa Maria: $4,786/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Santa Maria at $162,520 a year. About 290 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $130,670 and the 90th is $208,880. Pay ranks 29th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,323/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,786 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 107 miles away, at $6,310 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,786

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$162,520

$130,670 to $208,880

Rent (1 bd)

$2,323

$2,765 (2 bd)

Employment

290

Location quotient 0.70

Pay rank

29th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $162,520.

Taxes$4,319
Rent$2,323
Other living costs$2,115
Left over$4,786

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $162,520
Federal income tax: −$28,252
Social Security and Medicare: −$12,433
State income tax (CA): −$11,142
Take-home pay: $110,694
Effective tax rate: 31.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $2,323
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,438

Left over each month

$13,543 gross, minus $4,319 in tax and $4,438 in living costs.

$4,786

Rank every metro for a pharmacist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $6,310/mo.

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Questions

What does a pharmacist make in Santa Maria?

$162,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Santa Maria?

$4,786 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,323, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?

Hanford, about 107 miles away, leaves $6,310 a month, more than Santa Maria.