Lawyer · Ann Arbor, MI
Lawyer in Ann Arbor: $4,650/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Ann Arbor at $132,920 a year. About 640 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $79,450 and the 90th is $274,160. Pay ranks 94th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,492/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,650 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 208 miles away, at $6,007 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,650
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,920
$79,450 to $274,160
Rent (1 bd)
$1,492
$1,776 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
94th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $132,920.
- Taxes$3,171
- Rent$1,492
- Other living costs$1,763
- Left over$4,650
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,920
- Federal income tax
- −$21,148
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,168
- State income tax (MI)
- −$5,411
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,329
- Take-home pay
- $94,864
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,492
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $394
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,255
Left over each month
$11,077 gross, minus $3,171 in tax and $3,255 in living costs.
$4,650
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $6,007/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Ann Arbor?
$132,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Ann Arbor?
$4,650 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,492, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Chicago, about 208 miles away, leaves $6,007 a month, more than Ann Arbor.