Pharmacist · Springfield, IL
Pharmacist in Springfield: $5,251/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Springfield at $135,440 a year. About 300 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $101,820 and the 90th is $174,560. Pay ranks 266th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,251 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kokomo, about 194 miles away, at $6,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,251
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,440
$101,820 to $174,560
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
266th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $135,440.
- Taxes$3,223
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$5,251
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,440
- Federal income tax
- −$21,753
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,361
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,567
- Take-home pay
- $96,759
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$11,287 gross, minus $3,223 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$5,251
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kokomo, $6,240/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Springfield?
$135,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Springfield?
$5,251 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 12.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Kokomo, about 194 miles away, leaves $6,240 a month, more than Springfield.