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.