Pharmacist · Vallejo, CA
Pharmacist in Vallejo: $5,557/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Vallejo at $170,870 a year. About 350 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 $129,170 and the 90th is $211,690. Pay ranks 9th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,890/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,557 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 133 miles away, at $6,978 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,557
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$170,870
$129,170 to $211,690
Rent (1 bd)
$1,890
$2,250 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 1.18
Pay rank
9th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $170,870.
- Taxes$4,604
- Rent$1,890
- Other living costs$2,188
- Left over$5,557
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $170,870
- Federal income tax
- −$30,256
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,072
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,918
- Take-home pay
- $115,625
- Effective tax rate
- 32.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,890
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $618
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,078
Left over each month
$14,239 gross, minus $4,604 in tax and $4,078 in living costs.
$5,557
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $6,978/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Vallejo?
$170,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Vallejo?
$5,557 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,890, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Carson City, about 133 miles away, leaves $6,978 a month, more than Vallejo.