Pharmacists in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$101,867
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$35,153
25.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$110,952
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — 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
$137,020
Kept after tax
$101,867
Worth in national money
$110,952
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio is among the lower-paying states for pharmacists. The middle earner takes $137,020, ranking 39 of 51 states — about 2.76% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Ohio this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, pharmacists ranks 13 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $137,020 you keep $101,867 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $110,952 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $132,420.
- Ohio ranks 39 of 51 for pharmacists, with a median of $137,020 — about 2.76% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Ohio publishes a median for, pharmacists sits 13 of 494 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $101,867 after the full tax stack, from $137,020. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $110,952 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $132,420 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Pharmacists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $65,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $137,020 |
| Top tenth earn over | $165,900 |
| This salary | $137,020 |
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 Ohio | $101,867 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $104,919 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,983 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $132,555 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,241 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of pharmacists in Ohio earn under $137,020 and half over. The published range runs $65,470 at the tenth percentile to $165,900 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $101,867, from $137,020, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 13 of 494 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $110,952, the adjusted value of that $137,020 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 13 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for pharmacists in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $65,470 to $165,900; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $101,867 from $137,020. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 13 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $110,952 — the adjusted value of that $137,020 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 13 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $132,420 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $65,470 at the bottom tenth to $165,900 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Ohio sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $110,952 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Ohio then takes its own share, leaving $101,867.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Ohio is $132,420. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($65,470) and the ninetieth ($165,900) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio'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 $110,952 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 $101,867 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio 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.