Pharmacist · Trenton, NJ
Pharmacist in Trenton: $4,384/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Trenton at $138,910 a year. About 310 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $110,290 and the 90th is $164,480. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,986/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,384 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 143 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,384
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$138,910
$110,290 to $164,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,986
$2,364 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
203rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $138,910.
- Taxes$3,323
- Rent$1,986
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$4,384
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $138,910
- Federal income tax
- −$22,585
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,627
- State income tax (NJ)
- −$6,659
- Take-home pay
- $99,039
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,986
- Groceries
- $398
- Getting around
- $438
- Healthcare
- $448
- Utilities and internet
- $249
- Everything else
- $349
- Total spending
- $3,869
Left over each month
$11,576 gross, minus $3,323 in tax and $3,869 in living costs.
$4,384
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 Trenton?
$138,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Trenton?
$4,384 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,986, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 143 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Trenton.