Pharmacist · Waco, TX
Pharmacist in Waco: $6,508/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Waco at $150,710 a year. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $118,600 and the 90th is $173,500. Pay ranks 81st-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,108/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,508 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 40 miles away, at $6,645 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,508
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$150,710
$118,600 to $173,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,108
$1,319 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
81st of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $150,710.
- Taxes$3,079
- Rent$1,108
- Other living costs$1,864
- Left over$6,508
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $150,710
- Federal income tax
- −$25,417
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,529
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $113,763
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,108
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,972
Left over each month
$12,559 gross, minus $3,079 in tax and $2,972 in living costs.
$6,508
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $6,645/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Waco?
$150,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Waco?
$6,508 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,108, and pay covers 11.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Killeen, about 40 miles away, leaves $6,645 a month, more than Waco.