Pharmacist · Syracuse, NY
Pharmacist in Syracuse: $5,535/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Syracuse at $149,510 a year. About 740 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.18). The 10th percentile is $114,060 and the 90th is $171,850. Pay ranks 93rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,535 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 123 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,535
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$149,510
$114,060 to $171,850
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,472 (2 bd)
Employment
740
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
93rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $149,510.
- Taxes$3,707
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,981
- Left over$5,535
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $149,510
- Federal income tax
- −$25,129
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,438
- State income tax (NY)
- −$7,922
- Take-home pay
- $105,021
- Effective tax rate
- 29.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,217
Left over each month
$12,459 gross, minus $3,707 in tax and $3,217 in living costs.
$5,535
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 Syracuse?
$149,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 740 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Syracuse?
$5,535 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 123 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Syracuse.