Pharmacist · St. Cloud, MN
Pharmacist in St. Cloud: $5,800/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in St. Cloud at $147,530 a year. About 230 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $98,150 and the 90th is $181,060. Pay ranks 103rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,800 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 211 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,800
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$147,530
$98,150 to $181,060
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
103rd 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 $147,530.
- Taxes$3,732
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,776
- Left over$5,800
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $147,530
- Federal income tax
- −$24,654
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,286
- State income tax (MN)
- −$8,841
- Take-home pay
- $102,748
- Effective tax rate
- 30.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,762
Left over each month
$12,294 gross, minus $3,732 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.
$5,800
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in St. Cloud?
$147,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in St. Cloud?
$5,800 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 12.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 211 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than St. Cloud.