Pharmacist · Worcester, MA
Pharmacist in Worcester: $4,212/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Worcester at $132,930 a year. About 760 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $81,420 and the 90th is $154,960. Pay ranks 324th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,212 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Syracuse, about 221 miles away, at $5,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,212
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,930
$81,420 to $154,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
324th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $132,930.
- Taxes$3,145
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$4,212
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,930
- Federal income tax
- −$21,150
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,169
- State income tax (MA)
- −$6,427
- Take-home pay
- $95,184
- Effective tax rate
- 28.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$11,078 gross, minus $3,145 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$4,212
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Syracuse, $5,535/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Worcester?
$132,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Worcester?
$4,212 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Syracuse, about 221 miles away, leaves $5,535 a month, more than Worcester.