Pharmacist · Wilmington, NC
Pharmacist in Wilmington: $5,773/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Wilmington at $151,790 a year. About 480 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $105,460 and the 90th is $170,860. Pay ranks 74th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,773 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 101 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,773
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$151,790
$105,460 to $170,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,358
$1,617 (2 bd)
Employment
480
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
74th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $151,790.
- Taxes$3,600
- Rent$1,358
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$5,773
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $151,790
- Federal income tax
- −$25,677
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,612
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,909
- Take-home pay
- $108,592
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,358
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $523
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,276
Left over each month
$12,649 gross, minus $3,600 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.
$5,773
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Florence, $5,861/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Wilmington?
$151,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Wilmington?
$5,773 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 101 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Wilmington.