Lawyer · Allentown, PA
Lawyer in Allentown: $4,209/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Allentown at $126,160 a year. About 950 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $52,620 and the 90th is $273,050. Pay ranks 162nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,431/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,209 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 175 miles away, at $6,949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,209
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,160
$52,620 to $273,050
Rent (1 bd)
$1,431
$1,704 (2 bd)
Employment
950
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
162nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $126,160.
- Taxes$2,859
- Rent$1,431
- Other living costs$2,014
- Left over$4,209
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,160
- Federal income tax
- −$19,525
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,651
- State income tax (PA)
- −$3,873
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,262
- Take-home pay
- $91,849
- Effective tax rate
- 27.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,431
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,445
Left over each month
$10,513 gross, minus $2,859 in tax and $3,445 in living costs.
$4,209
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $6,949/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Allentown?
$126,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Allentown?
$4,209 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,431, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Washington, about 175 miles away, leaves $6,949 a month, more than Allentown.