Pharmacist · Sioux City, IA
Pharmacist in Sioux City: $5,553/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Sioux City at $139,600 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $108,080 and the 90th is $163,680. Pay ranks 191st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,553 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sioux Falls, about 76 miles away, at $6,505 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,553
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$139,600
$108,080 to $163,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,296 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
191st 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 $139,600.
- Taxes$3,182
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,810
- Left over$5,553
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $139,600
- Federal income tax
- −$22,751
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,679
- State income tax (IA)
- −$4,750
- Take-home pay
- $101,420
- Effective tax rate
- 27.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,899
Left over each month
$11,633 gross, minus $3,182 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.
$5,553
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $6,505/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Sioux City?
$139,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Sioux City?
$5,553 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 10.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Sioux Falls, about 76 miles away, leaves $6,505 a month, more than Sioux City.