Lawyer · Alexandria, LA
Lawyer in Alexandria: $4,185/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Alexandria at $108,720 a year. About 200 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $56,430 and the 90th is $234,830. Pay ranks 246th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,185 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 197 miles away, at $6,756 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,185
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$108,720
$56,430 to $234,830
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
246th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $108,720.
- Taxes$2,228
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$4,185
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,720
- Federal income tax
- −$15,532
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,317
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,887
- Take-home pay
- $81,984
- Effective tax rate
- 24.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$9,060 gross, minus $2,228 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$4,185
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $6,756/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Alexandria?
$108,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Alexandria?
$4,185 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 11.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Houston, about 197 miles away, leaves $6,756 a month, more than Alexandria.