Lawyer · Albany, NY
Lawyer in Albany: $4,484/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Albany at $131,310 a year. About 3,180 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.46). The 10th percentile is $82,090 and the 90th is $263,130. Pay ranks 111th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,367/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,484 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Philadelphia, about 212 miles away, at $6,220 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,484
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,310
$82,090 to $263,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,367
$1,627 (2 bd)
Employment
3,180
Location quotient 1.46
Pay rank
111th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $131,310.
- Taxes$3,136
- Rent$1,367
- Other living costs$1,955
- Left over$4,484
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,310
- Federal income tax
- −$20,761
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,045
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,830
- Take-home pay
- $93,673
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,367
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,322
Left over each month
$10,943 gross, minus $3,136 in tax and $3,322 in living costs.
$4,484
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Philadelphia, $6,220/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Albany?
$131,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,180 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Albany?
$4,484 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,367, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Philadelphia, about 212 miles away, leaves $6,220 a month, more than Albany.