Pharmacist · St. Joseph, MO

Pharmacist in St. Joseph: $5,391/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in St. Joseph at $131,720 a year. About 120 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $84,350 and the 90th is $159,610. Pay ranks 343rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,391 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 129 miles away, at $6,083 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,391

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$131,720

$84,350 to $159,610

Rent (1 bd)

$754

$898 (2 bd)

Employment

120

Location quotient 1.10

Pay rank

343rd of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

14.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $131,720.

Taxes$3,017
Rent$754
Other living costs$1,815
Left over$5,391

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $131,720
Federal income tax: −$20,860
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,077
State income tax (MO): −$5,264
Take-home pay: $95,520
Effective tax rate: 27.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $754
Groceries: $350
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $394
Utilities and internet: $219
Everything else: $306
Total spending: $2,569

Left over each month

$10,977 gross, minus $3,017 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.

$5,391

Rank every metro for a pharmacist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $6,083/mo.

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Questions

What does a pharmacist make in St. Joseph?

$131,720 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 St. Joseph?

$5,391 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 14.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?

Lincoln, about 129 miles away, leaves $6,083 a month, more than St. Joseph.