Lawyer · Austin, TX

Lawyer take-home pay in Austin: $6,597 left over a month

A local lawyer wage of about $157,000 in Austin, TX, after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,226. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$6,597

Local pay (annual)

$157,000

$9,839 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,226

$1,459 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a lawyer.

  • Taxes$3,245
  • Rent$1,226
  • Other living costs$2,016
  • Left over$6,597

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$157,000
Federal income tax
−$26,927
Social Security and Medicare
−$12,011
State income tax (TX)
None
Take-home pay
$118,063
Effective tax rate
24.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,226
Groceries
$400
Getting around
$566
Healthcare
$450
Utilities and internet
$250
Everything else
$350
Total spending
$3,242

Left over each month

$13,083 gross, minus $3,245 in tax and $3,242 in living costs.

$6,597

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Questions

What is lawyer take-home pay in Austin?

On a local lawyer wage of about $157,000, leftover after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,226 is about $6,597 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Austin tax a lawyer paycheck?

Austin is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

How does Austin compare for a lawyer?

Open the Austin paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same lawyer household.