Pharmacist · Yakima, WA
Pharmacist in Yakima: $6,026/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Yakima at $146,650 a year. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $101,050 and the 90th is $167,040. Pay ranks 110th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,026 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 94 miles away, at $7,405 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,026
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$146,650
$101,050 to $167,040
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
110th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $146,650.
- Taxes$2,972
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$6,026
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $146,650
- Federal income tax
- −$24,443
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,219
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $110,988
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$12,221 gross, minus $2,972 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$6,026
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $7,405/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Yakima?
$146,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Yakima?
$6,026 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 12.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Longview, about 94 miles away, leaves $7,405 a month, more than Yakima.