Pharmacist · Tucson, AZ
Pharmacist in Tucson: $6,097/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Tucson at $147,420 a year. About 1,010 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $72,760 and the 90th is $175,370. Pay ranks 104th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,097 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yuma, about 132 miles away, at $6,827 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,097
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$147,420
$72,760 to $175,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
1,010
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
104th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $147,420.
- Taxes$3,269
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$6,097
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $147,420
- Federal income tax
- −$24,628
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,278
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$3,321
- Take-home pay
- $108,194
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$12,285 gross, minus $3,269 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$6,097
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuma, $6,827/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Tucson?
$147,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,010 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Tucson?
$6,097 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 12.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Yuma, about 132 miles away, leaves $6,827 a month, more than Tucson.