Pharmacist · Valdosta, GA
Pharmacist in Valdosta: $4,620/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Valdosta at $127,810 a year. About 170 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $98,600 and the 90th is $159,040. Pay ranks 379th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,051/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,620 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lakeland, about 220 miles away, at $5,708 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,620
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,810
$98,600 to $159,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,051
$1,251 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 1.50
Pay rank
379th 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 $127,810.
- Taxes$2,976
- Rent$1,051
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$4,620
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,810
- Federal income tax
- −$19,921
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,777
- State income tax (GA)
- −$6,011
- Take-home pay
- $92,101
- Effective tax rate
- 27.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,051
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$10,651 gross, minus $2,976 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
$4,620
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lakeland, $5,708/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Valdosta?
$127,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Valdosta?
$4,620 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,051, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Lakeland, about 220 miles away, leaves $5,708 a month, more than Valdosta.