Lawyer · Austin, TX
Lawyer in Austin: $6,435/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Austin at $153,330 a year. About 7,540 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $83,990 and the 90th is $361,090. Pay ranks 43rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,435 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 184 miles away, at $7,278 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,435
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$153,330
$83,990 to $361,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
7,540
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
43rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $153,330.
- Taxes$3,105
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$6,435
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $153,330
- Federal income tax
- −$25,533
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,730
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $116,067
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$6,435 left/mo
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $7,278/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Austin?
$153,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,540 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Austin?
$6,435 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 10.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Dallas, about 184 miles away, leaves $7,278 a month, more than Austin.