Pharmacist · Seattle, WA
Pharmacist in Seattle: $6,327/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Seattle at $162,870 a year. About 4,440 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $126,410 and the 90th is $209,460. Pay ranks 28th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,327 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 97 miles away, at $7,447 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,327
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$162,870
$126,410 to $209,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
4,440
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
28th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $162,870.
- Taxes$3,357
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$6,327
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $162,870
- Federal income tax
- −$27,823
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,460
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $122,588
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$6,327 left/mo
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $7,447/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Seattle?
$162,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,440 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Seattle?
$6,327 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Longview, about 97 miles away, leaves $7,447 a month, more than Seattle.