Pharmacists in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$98,744
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$38,376
28.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$102,115
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$137,120
Kept after tax
$98,744
Worth in national money
$102,115
State rank
38
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is among the lower-paying states for pharmacists. The middle earner takes $137,120, ranking 38 of 51 states — about 2.69% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Georgia. It ranks 17 out of 492 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $137,120 you keep $98,744, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $102,115 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $136,660, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Georgia ranks 38 of 51 for pharmacists, with a median of $137,120 — about 2.69% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within Georgia, pharmacists ranks 17 of 492 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for pharmacists on $137,120 is $98,744. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $102,115 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $136,660 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Pharmacists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $100,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $137,120 |
| Top tenth earn over | $170,110 |
| This salary | $137,120 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $98,744 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $104,988 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,925 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $127,985 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,423 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $137,120. The published range is $100,950 up to $170,110, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Georgia's $98,744, worked from $137,120. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 17 of 492.
- Two cautions on $102,115, the adjusted value of that $137,120 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Georgia. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 17 of 492 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for pharmacists in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $100,950 to $170,110. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Georgia take-home of $98,744, on $137,120 for work ranking 17 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 17 of 492 in the state.
- This $102,115 adjusted figure, worked from $137,120, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 17 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 17 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $100,950 at the bottom tenth to $170,110 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Georgia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $102,115 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Georgia's own levy, $98,744 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($100,950 to $170,110) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $102,115 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $98,744 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.