Pharmacist · Utica, NY
Pharmacist in Utica: $4,616/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Utica at $129,870 a year. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $101,730 and the 90th is $161,500. Pay ranks 366th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,616 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 168 miles away, at $6,088 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,616
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,870
$101,730 to $161,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
366th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $129,870.
- Taxes$3,091
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$2,008
- Left over$4,616
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,870
- Federal income tax
- −$20,416
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,935
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,744
- Take-home pay
- $92,775
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,115
Left over each month
$10,823 gross, minus $3,091 in tax and $3,115 in living costs.
$4,616
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 Utica?
$129,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Utica?
$4,616 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Williamsport, about 168 miles away, leaves $6,088 a month, more than Utica.