Pharmacist · Staunton, VA
Pharmacist in Staunton: $5,098/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Staunton at $138,030 a year. About 110 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 $113,010 and the 90th is $159,410. Pay ranks 218th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,098 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 246 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,098
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$138,030
$113,010 to $159,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
218th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $138,030.
- Taxes$3,344
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$5,098
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $138,030
- Federal income tax
- −$22,374
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,559
- State income tax (VA)
- −$7,190
- Take-home pay
- $97,906
- Effective tax rate
- 29.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,061
Left over each month
$11,503 gross, minus $3,344 in tax and $3,061 in living costs.
$5,098
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 Staunton?
$138,030 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 Staunton?
$5,098 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 10.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 246 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Staunton.