Pharmacist · State College, PA
Pharmacist in State College: $4,870/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in State College at $135,010 a year. About 110 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $107,370 and the 90th is $166,090. Pay ranks 276th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,342/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,870 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 51 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,870
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,010
$107,370 to $166,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,342
$1,598 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
276th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $135,010.
- Taxes$3,123
- Rent$1,342
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$4,870
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,010
- Federal income tax
- −$21,649
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,328
- State income tax (PA)
- −$4,145
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,350
- Take-home pay
- $97,537
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,342
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,258
Left over each month
$11,251 gross, minus $3,123 in tax and $3,258 in living costs.
$4,870
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 State College?
$135,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in State College?
$4,870 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,342, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 51 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than State College.