Pharmacist · Springfield, MA
Pharmacist in Springfield: $4,653/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Springfield at $138,230 a year. About 430 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 $91,000 and the 90th is $164,310. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,528/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,653 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 234 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,653
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$138,230
$91,000 to $164,310
Rent (1 bd)
$1,528
$1,819 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
211th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $138,230.
- Taxes$3,307
- Rent$1,528
- Other living costs$2,031
- Left over$4,653
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $138,230
- Federal income tax
- −$22,422
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,575
- State income tax (MA)
- −$6,692
- Take-home pay
- $98,542
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,528
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,559
Left over each month
$11,519 gross, minus $3,307 in tax and $3,559 in living costs.
$4,653
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $6,088/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Springfield?
$138,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Springfield?
$4,653 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,528, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 234 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Springfield.