Pharmacist · Wheeling, WV
Pharmacist in Wheeling: $5,287/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Wheeling at $133,030 a year. About 150 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $81,120 and the 90th is $166,090. Pay ranks 323rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 16.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($693/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,287 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ann Arbor, about 221 miles away, at $6,408 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,287
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,030
$81,120 to $166,090
Rent (1 bd)
$693
$825 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
323rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
16.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,030.
- Taxes$3,077
- Rent$693
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$5,287
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,030
- Federal income tax
- −$21,174
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,177
- State income tax (WV)
- −$5,574
- Take-home pay
- $96,105
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $693
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $613
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,722
Left over each month
$11,086 gross, minus $3,077 in tax and $2,722 in living costs.
$5,287
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ann Arbor, $6,408/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Wheeling?
$133,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Wheeling?
$5,287 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $693, and pay covers 16.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Ann Arbor, about 221 miles away, leaves $6,408 a month, more than Wheeling.