Pharmacist · Waterloo, IA
Pharmacist in Waterloo: $5,846/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Waterloo at $138,690 a year. About 160 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $103,960 and the 90th is $165,500. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($788/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,846 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is La Crosse, about 106 miles away, at $6,555 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,846
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$138,690
$103,960 to $165,500
Rent (1 bd)
$788
$938 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
207th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
14.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $138,690.
- Taxes$3,155
- Rent$788
- Other living costs$1,769
- Left over$5,846
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $138,690
- Federal income tax
- −$22,533
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,610
- State income tax (IA)
- −$4,715
- Take-home pay
- $100,832
- Effective tax rate
- 27.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $788
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,557
Left over each month
$11,558 gross, minus $3,155 in tax and $2,557 in living costs.
$5,846
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: La Crosse, $6,555/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Waterloo?
$138,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Waterloo?
$5,846 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $788, and pay covers 14.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
La Crosse, about 106 miles away, leaves $6,555 a month, more than Waterloo.