Pharmacist · Winston-Salem, NC
Pharmacist in Winston-Salem: $5,181/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Winston-Salem at $135,710 a year. About 1,010 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.79). The 10th percentile is $65,100 and the 90th is $167,280. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,181 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Florence, about 136 miles away, at $5,861 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,181
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$135,710
$65,100 to $167,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,246 (2 bd)
Employment
1,010
Location quotient 1.79
Pay rank
263rd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $135,710.
- Taxes$3,119
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$5,181
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $135,710
- Federal income tax
- −$21,817
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,382
- State income tax (NC)
- −$5,226
- Take-home pay
- $98,285
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,009
Left over each month
$11,309 gross, minus $3,119 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.
$5,181
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 Winston-Salem?
$135,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,010 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Winston-Salem?
$5,181 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 10.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Florence, about 136 miles away, leaves $5,861 a month, more than Winston-Salem.