Lawyer · Augusta, GA
Lawyer in Augusta: $4,369/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Augusta at $123,960 a year. About 630 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $74,880 and the 90th is $202,780. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,369 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 222 miles away, at $6,280 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,369
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,960
$74,880 to $202,780
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
630
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
183rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $123,960.
- Taxes$2,858
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$4,369
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,960
- Federal income tax
- −$18,997
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,483
- State income tax (GA)
- −$5,811
- Take-home pay
- $89,669
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$10,330 gross, minus $2,858 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$4,369
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chattanooga, $6,280/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Augusta?
$123,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Augusta?
$4,369 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 9.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Chattanooga, about 222 miles away, leaves $6,280 a month, more than Augusta.