Lawyer · Athens, GA
Lawyer in Athens: $3,251/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Athens at $105,360 a year. About 240 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 $52,630 and the 90th is $205,830. Pay ranks 279th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,251 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 210 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,251
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,360
$52,630 to $205,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
279th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $105,360.
- Taxes$2,308
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
- Left over$3,251
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,360
- Federal income tax
- −$14,793
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,060
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,845
- Take-home pay
- $77,661
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$8,780 gross, minus $2,308 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$3,251
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Birmingham, $6,779/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Athens?
$105,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Athens?
$3,251 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Birmingham, about 210 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Athens.