Pharmacists salary in Flint, MI

Median pay for pharmacists in Flint, MI: $133,180/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $87,600 – $152,560 · about 310 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($135,000) by −$1,820 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Flint

With Flint's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $133,180 has the buying power of about $148,177 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,594 · median home $197,858 · median rent $1,096/mo.

Full Flint cost of living & taxes →

How Flint ranks for this job

On raw pay, Flint, MI is 116th of the 187 metros we hold pharmacists wages for. Once Flint's cost of living is applied, it ranks 47th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Flint is one of the places where pharmacists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Flint

A median home in Flint, MI costs $197,858 — about 1.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,096/mo works out at 10% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where pharmacists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Flint.

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
San Jose, CA	$190,570	+43%	3.3×
San Francisco, CA	$180,420	+35%	3×
Vallejo, CA	$179,210	+35%	2.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$170,100	+28%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in MI

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
Ann Arbor, MI	$142,680	+7%	1.9×
Kalamazoo, MI	$137,180	+3%	1.2×
Grand Rapids, MI	$135,940	+2%	1.5×
Detroit, MI	$135,000	+1%	1.4×

Staying in MI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires pharmacists around Flint

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• McLaren Health Care · Healthcare
• Genesee Health System · Healthcare

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