Lawyer · Appleton, WI
Lawyer in Appleton: $4,792/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Appleton at $126,390 a year. About 250 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $76,400 and the 90th is $384,850. Pay ranks 157th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($916/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,792 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 249 miles away, at $6,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,792
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,390
$76,400 to $384,850
Rent (1 bd)
$916
$1,090 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.42
Pay rank
157th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $126,390.
- Taxes$2,904
- Rent$916
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$4,792
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,390
- Federal income tax
- −$19,581
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,669
- State income tax (WI)
- −$5,601
- Take-home pay
- $91,540
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $916
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,836
Left over each month
$10,533 gross, minus $2,904 in tax and $2,836 in living costs.
$4,792
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $6,581/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Appleton?
$126,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Appleton?
$4,792 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $916, and pay covers 11.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Peoria, about 249 miles away, leaves $6,581 a month, more than Appleton.