Pharmacist · Shreveport, LA
Pharmacist in Shreveport: $5,497/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Shreveport at $137,970 a year. About 520 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.54). The 10th percentile is $114,350 and the 90th is $162,390. Pay ranks 220th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,077/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,497 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Waco, about 216 miles away, at $6,508 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,497
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$137,970
$114,350 to $162,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,077
$1,282 (2 bd)
Employment
520
Location quotient 1.54
Pay rank
220th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $137,970.
- Taxes$3,057
- Rent$1,077
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$5,497
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $137,970
- Federal income tax
- −$22,360
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,555
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,764
- Take-home pay
- $101,291
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,077
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,944
Left over each month
$11,498 gross, minus $3,057 in tax and $2,944 in living costs.
$5,497
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waco, $6,508/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Shreveport?
$137,970 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Shreveport?
$5,497 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,077, and pay covers 10.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Waco, about 216 miles away, leaves $6,508 a month, more than Shreveport.