Lawyer · Ames, IA
Lawyer in Ames: $5,201/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Ames at $125,200 a year. About 90 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.35). The 10th percentile is $69,990 and the 90th is $216,730. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 13.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($760/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,201 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 233 miles away, at $6,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,201
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$125,200
$69,990 to $216,730
Rent (1 bd)
$760
$905 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.35
Pay rank
169th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
13.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $125,200.
- Taxes$2,756
- Rent$760
- Other living costs$1,716
- Left over$5,201
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $125,200
- Federal income tax
- −$19,295
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,578
- State income tax (IA)
- −$4,203
- Take-home pay
- $92,124
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $760
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $457
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,476
Left over each month
$10,433 gross, minus $2,756 in tax and $2,476 in living costs.
$5,201
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $6,581/mo.
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Ames?
$125,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Ames?
$5,201 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $760, and pay covers 13.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Peoria, about 233 miles away, leaves $6,581 a month, more than Ames.