Pharmacist · Spokane, WA
Pharmacist in Spokane: $6,655/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Spokane at $155,560 a year. About 710 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $115,850 and the 90th is $177,410. Pay ranks 59th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,187/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,655 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 133 miles away, at $7,041 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,655
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$155,560
$115,850 to $177,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,187
$1,413 (2 bd)
Employment
710
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
59th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $155,560.
- Taxes$3,207
- Rent$1,187
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$6,655
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $155,560
- Federal income tax
- −$26,581
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,900
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $117,078
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,187
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,102
Left over each month
$12,963 gross, minus $3,207 in tax and $3,102 in living costs.
$6,655
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $7,041/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Spokane?
$155,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Spokane?
$6,655 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,187, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Walla Walla, about 133 miles away, leaves $7,041 a month, more than Spokane.