Lawyer · Abilene, TX
Lawyer in Abilene: $4,589/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Abilene at $122,560 a year. About 160 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.44). The 10th percentile is $45,480 and the 90th is $268,380. Pay ranks 194th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,421/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,589 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 162 miles away, at $7,235 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,589
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,560
$45,480 to $268,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,421
$1,692 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.44
Pay rank
194th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $122,560.
- Taxes$2,336
- Rent$1,421
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$4,589
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,560
- Federal income tax
- −$18,661
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,376
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $94,523
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,421
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $552
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,288
Left over each month
$10,213 gross, minus $2,336 in tax and $3,288 in living costs.
$4,589
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $7,235/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Abilene?
$122,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Abilene?
$4,589 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,421, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Dallas, about 162 miles away, leaves $7,235 a month, more than Abilene.