Pharmacists pay range in San Antonio
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $167,100 or more. The middle half of pharmacists in San Antonio earn between $132,950 and $158,870.
- $97K10th
- $133K25th
- $150KMedian
- $159K75th
- $167K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $139,390 | $11,616 | $67.01 |
| Median | $150,500 | $12,542 | $72.36 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $132,950 | $11,079 | $63.92 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $158,870 | $13,239 | $76.38 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Pharmacists salary after taxes in San Antonio
On the average salary of $139,390, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $106,539 a year, or $8,878 a month and $4,098 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is San Antonio a good place for pharmacists? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $139,390 buys what about $147,166 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.2 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Pharmacists salary in other Texas cities
San Antonio ranks 10th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($147,530).
- Waco$147,530
- Midland$146,760
- Austin$143,520
- Lubbock$142,340
- San Angelo$140,500
- Odessa$140,360
- Victoria$139,710
- Killeen$139,650
- Wichita Falls$139,530
- San Antonio$139,390
Highest-paying cities for pharmacists
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($190,370).
- San Jose, CA$190,370
- Napa, CA$186,750
- San Francisco, CA$184,540
- Florence, SC$184,250
- Santa Rosa, CA$175,910
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Pharmacists salary in San Antonio: questions
How much do pharmacists make an hour in San Antonio?
$67.02 an hour on average, and $72.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level pharmacists salary in San Antonio?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $132,950, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the pharmacists take-home pay in San Antonio?
About $106,539 a year ($8,878 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $139,390. Texas has no state income tax.
Do pharmacists earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($141,264).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-1051; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.97, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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