2026
Best cities for lawyers to move to
376 metros with a published BLS OEWS May 2025 median, ranked by what is left after tax and rent. One adult, one bedroom. San Jose leaves $10,359 a month.
| Rank | Metro | Pay | Left over | Employment | LQ | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose, CAAll jobs | $301,320 | $10,359/mo | 6,040 | 1.10 | — |
| 2 | Dallas, TXAll jobs | $168,510 | $7,235/mo | 17,110 | 0.87 | — |
| 3 | Midland, TXAll jobs | $163,090 | $7,046/mo | 280 | 0.47 | — |
| 4 | Washington, DCAll jobs | $195,190 | $6,949/mo | 46,840 | 3.08 | — |
| 5 | Denver, COAll jobs | $177,380 | $6,847/mo | 11,860 | 1.52 | — |
| 6 | San Francisco, CAAll jobs | $212,500 | $6,812/mo | 18,470 | 1.60 | — |
| 7 | Birmingham, ALAll jobs | $170,230 | $6,779/mo | 2,800 | 1.11 | — |
| 8 | Houston, TXAll jobs | $157,980 | $6,756/mo | 16,810 | 1.05 | — |
| 9 | Reno, NVAll jobs | $163,380 | $6,630/mo | 630 | 0.47 | — |
| 10 | Peoria, ILAll jobs | $161,150 | $6,581/mo | 560 | 0.69 | — |
| 11 | Seattle, WAAll jobs | $164,980 | $6,404/mo | 9,210 | 0.91 | — |
| 12 | Austin, TXAll jobs | $153,330 | $6,393/mo | 7,540 | 1.20 | — |
| 13 | Chattanooga, TNAll jobs | $147,640 | $6,280/mo | 740 | 0.56 | — |
| 14 | Sacramento, CAAll jobs | $178,540 | $6,225/mo | 7,620 | 1.45 | — |
| 15 | Philadelphia, PAAll jobs | $170,660 | $6,220/mo | 19,040 | 1.35 | — |
| 16 | Los Angeles, CAAll jobs | $194,410 | $6,216/mo | 41,580 | 1.37 | — |
| 17 | New York, NYAll jobs | $208,880 | $6,162/mo | 94,610 | 2.05 | — |
| 18 | Las Vegas, NVAll jobs | $150,510 | $6,160/mo | 5,480 | 0.99 | — |
| 19 | Bridgeport, CTAll jobs | $180,610 | $6,157/mo | 2,100 | 1.07 | — |
| 20 | El Paso, TXAll jobs | $140,550 | $6,077/mo | 780 | 0.48 | — |
| 21 | Charlotte, NCAll jobs | $157,180 | $6,055/mo | 5,380 | 0.82 | — |
| 22 | Chicago, ILAll jobs | $165,660 | $6,007/mo | 28,320 | 1.29 | — |
| 23 | El Centro, CAAll jobs | $162,580 | $5,992/mo | 110 | 0.35 | — |
| 24 | New Haven, CTAll jobs | $166,080 | $5,970/mo | 1,280 | 0.94 | — |
| 25 | Anchorage, AKAll jobs | $153,590 | $5,960/mo | 780 | 0.91 | Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend |
| 26 | Oxnard, CAAll jobs | $185,520 | $5,960/mo | 1,220 | 0.78 | — |
| 27 | Boston, MAAll jobs | $183,350 | $5,955/mo | 20,080 | 1.53 | — |
| 28 | Santa Rosa, CAAll jobs | $181,560 | $5,946/mo | 590 | 0.59 | — |
| 29 | Stockton, CAAll jobs | $174,880 | $5,943/mo | 490 | 0.35 | — |
| 30 | Flagstaff, AZAll jobs | $154,330 | $5,852/mo | 140 | 0.43 | — |
| 31 | Minneapolis, MNAll jobs | $159,620 | $5,852/mo | 10,160 | 1.07 | — |
| 32 | Sherman, TXAll jobs | $134,670 | $5,767/mo | 90 | 0.34 | — |
| 33 | San Antonio, TXAll jobs | $137,690 | $5,761/mo | 4,020 | 0.73 | — |
| 34 | Carson City, NVAll jobs | $142,500 | $5,754/mo | 170 | 1.12 | — |
| 35 | Waterbury, CTAll jobs | $157,380 | $5,754/mo | 450 | 0.58 | — |
| 36 | Miami, FLAll jobs | $160,320 | $5,746/mo | 23,270 | 1.70 | — |
| 37 | San Luis Obispo, CAAll jobs | $175,780 | $5,738/mo | 290 | 0.48 | — |
| 38 | College Station, TXAll jobs | $134,800 | $5,725/mo | 340 | 0.52 | — |
| 39 | Cedar Rapids, IAAll jobs | $137,570 | $5,694/mo | 330 | 0.49 | — |
| 40 | Fresno, CAAll jobs | $162,680 | $5,672/mo | 1,570 | 0.68 | — |
| 41 | Nashville, TNAll jobs | $142,540 | $5,657/mo | 3,990 | 0.75 | — |
| 42 | Memphis, TNAll jobs | $134,440 | $5,641/mo | 1,670 | 0.56 | West Memphis (MakeMyMove) |
| 43 | Rochester, NYAll jobs | $148,150 | $5,598/mo | 1,710 | 0.71 | — |
| 44 | Amarillo, TXAll jobs | $130,580 | $5,597/mo | 410 | 0.69 | — |
| 45 | Modesto, CAAll jobs | $164,010 | $5,594/mo | 370 | 0.39 | — |
| 46 | Beaumont, TXAll jobs | $131,680 | $5,562/mo | 500 | 0.63 | — |
| 47 | Vallejo, CAAll jobs | $170,530 | $5,541/mo | 220 | 0.32 | — |
| 48 | Hartford, CTAll jobs | $157,200 | $5,531/mo | 3,880 | 1.33 | — |
| 49 | Albany, ORAll jobs | $162,880 | $5,522/mo | 50 | 0.23 | — |
| 50 | Jackson, TNAll jobs | $133,770 | $5,487/mo | 190 | 0.46 | — |
| 51 | Killeen, TXAll jobs | $129,430 | $5,485/mo | 260 | 0.35 | — |
| 52 | Tyler, TXAll jobs | $130,390 | $5,440/mo | 310 | 0.55 | — |
| 53 | Cleveland, TNAll jobs | $131,980 | $5,436/mo | 60 | 0.31 | — |
| 54 | Walla Walla, WAAll jobs | $136,990 | $5,434/mo | 40 | 0.29 | — |
| 55 | Odessa, TXAll jobs | $133,340 | $5,428/mo | 110 | 0.29 | — |
| 56 | Decatur, ALAll jobs | $139,010 | $5,407/mo | 70 | 0.22 | — |
| 57 | St. Louis, MOAll jobs | $142,690 | $5,406/mo | 6,100 | 0.94 | — |
| 58 | Charlottesville, VAAll jobs | $149,430 | $5,387/mo | 390 | 0.71 | — |
| 59 | Terre Haute, INAll jobs | $135,290 | $5,373/mo | 210 | 0.67 | — |
| 60 | San Diego, CAAll jobs | $178,220 | $5,369/mo | 8,020 | 1.07 | — |
| 61 | Des Moines, IAAll jobs | $134,560 | $5,352/mo | 1,760 | 0.90 | — |
| 62 | Waco, TXAll jobs | $130,230 | $5,342/mo | 280 | 0.44 | — |
| 63 | Bremerton, WAAll jobs | $141,540 | $5,300/mo | 220 | 0.48 | — |
| 64 | Corpus Christi, TXAll jobs | $129,180 | $5,298/mo | 740 | 0.80 | — |
| 65 | Lubbock, TXAll jobs | $124,410 | $5,288/mo | 470 | 0.58 | — |
| 66 | Laredo, TXAll jobs | $125,900 | $5,281/mo | 240 | 0.45 | — |
| 67 | Salinas, CAAll jobs | $166,940 | $5,277/mo | 380 | 0.42 | — |
| 68 | Salem, ORAll jobs | $156,070 | $5,230/mo | 780 | 0.85 | — |
| 69 | Napa, CAAll jobs | $168,720 | $5,214/mo | 110 | 0.28 | — |
| 70 | North Port, FLAll jobs | $136,910 | $5,212/mo | 1,440 | 0.87 | — |
| 71 | Richmond, VAAll jobs | $144,910 | $5,211/mo | 3,780 | 1.18 | — |
| 72 | Hanford, CAAll jobs | $149,430 | $5,204/mo | 90 | 0.36 | — |
| 73 | Iowa City, IAAll jobs | $127,210 | $5,204/mo | 140 | 0.30 | — |
| 74 | Gainesville, FLAll jobs | $132,160 | $5,203/mo | 600 | 0.81 | — |
| 75 | Santa Maria, CAAll jobs | $170,970 | $5,202/mo | 700 | 0.71 | — |
| 76 | Ames, IAAll jobs | $125,200 | $5,201/mo | 90 | 0.35 | — |
| 77 | Waterloo, IAAll jobs | $126,570 | $5,194/mo | 160 | 0.40 | — |
| 78 | San Angelo, TXAll jobs | $125,790 | $5,192/mo | 90 | 0.39 | — |
| 79 | Orlando, FLAll jobs | $136,970 | $5,188/mo | 5,890 | 0.86 | — |
| 80 | Bakersfield, CAAll jobs | $150,900 | $5,184/mo | 610 | 0.37 | — |
| 81 | Yakima, WAAll jobs | $131,660 | $5,172/mo | 230 | 0.50 | — |
| 82 | Portland, ORAll jobs | $155,330 | $5,159/mo | 5,170 | 0.88 | — |
| 83 | Columbus, OHAll jobs | $137,810 | $5,128/mo | 4,960 | 0.93 | — |
| 84 | Visalia, CAAll jobs | $150,140 | $5,126/mo | 270 | 0.32 | — |
| 85 | Cleveland, OHAll jobs | $134,680 | $5,116/mo | 5,540 | 1.11 | — |
| 86 | Davenport, IAAll jobs | $124,850 | $5,112/mo | 420 | 0.48 | — |
| 87 | Kennewick, WAAll jobs | $135,590 | $5,094/mo | 230 | 0.37 | — |
| 88 | Victoria, TXAll jobs | $123,770 | $5,092/mo | 70 | 0.40 | — |
| 89 | Phoenix, AZAll jobs | $135,670 | $5,072/mo | 8,820 | 0.77 | — |
| 90 | Champaign, ILAll jobs | $129,990 | $5,050/mo | 250 | 0.49 | — |
| 91 | Eagle Pass, TXAll jobs | $122,150 | $5,041/mo | 60 | 0.68 | — |
| 92 | Springfield, ILAll jobs | $131,400 | $5,038/mo | 530 | 1.08 | — |
| 93 | Huntsville, ALAll jobs | $133,220 | $5,002/mo | 730 | 0.56 | — |
| 94 | Jacksonville, FLAll jobs | $127,920 | $4,987/mo | 3,760 | 1.01 | — |
| 95 | Mankato, MNAll jobs | $130,020 | $4,981/mo | 140 | 0.52 | — |
| 96 | Salt Lake City, UTAll jobs | $136,990 | $4,959/mo | 4,830 | 1.21 | — |
| 97 | Watertown, NYAll jobs | $136,970 | $4,945/mo | 70 | 0.38 | — |
| 98 | Wildwood, FLAll jobs | $124,700 | $4,944/mo | 70 | 0.37 | — |
| 99 | Cape Coral, FLAll jobs | $129,450 | $4,938/mo | 1,090 | 0.74 | — |
| 100 | Palm Bay, FLAll jobs | $129,640 | $4,938/mo | 680 | 0.57 | — |
| 101 | Kansas City, MOAll jobs | $134,640 | $4,937/mo | 5,310 | 1.00 | — |
| 102 | Omaha, NEAll jobs | $131,730 | $4,934/mo | 2,010 | 0.83 | — |
| 103 | Durham, NCAll jobs | $132,790 | $4,925/mo | 1,220 | 0.73 | — |
| 104 | Roanoke, VAAll jobs | $134,440 | $4,924/mo | 480 | 0.64 | — |
| 105 | Erie, PAAll jobs | $128,130 | $4,918/mo | 260 | 0.45 | — |
| 106 | Knoxville, TNAll jobs | $126,520 | $4,918/mo | 1,250 | 0.61 | — |
| 107 | Yuma, AZAll jobs | $126,730 | $4,912/mo | 140 | 0.41 | — |
| 108 | Deltona, FLAll jobs | $127,390 | $4,888/mo | 830 | 0.78 | — |
| 109 | Texarkana, TXAll jobs | $118,410 | $4,887/mo | 120 | 0.43 | — |
| 110 | Dothan, ALAll jobs | $129,990 | $4,885/mo | 140 | 0.47 | — |
| 111 | Wenatchee, WAAll jobs | $132,270 | $4,885/mo | 80 | 0.31 | — |
| 112 | Wheeling, WVAll jobs | $124,990 | $4,861/mo | 240 | 0.85 | — |
| 113 | Pensacola, FLAll jobs | $126,790 | $4,854/mo | 960 | 1.04 | — |
| 114 | Spokane, WAAll jobs | $123,880 | $4,850/mo | 770 | 0.62 | — |
| 115 | Lansing, MIAll jobs | $128,610 | $4,844/mo | 1,130 | 1.07 | — |
| 116 | Akron, OHAll jobs | $126,270 | $4,843/mo | 1,150 | 0.74 | — |
| 117 | Harrisburg, PAAll jobs | $131,440 | $4,841/mo | 1,930 | 1.19 | — |
| 118 | Cincinnati, OHAll jobs | $130,980 | $4,829/mo | 3,870 | 0.72 | — |
| 119 | Greeley, COAll jobs | $132,990 | $4,823/mo | 260 | 0.45 | — |
| 120 | Atlanta, GAAll jobs | $138,210 | $4,822/mo | 18,760 | 1.34 | — |
| 121 | Manhattan, KSAll jobs | $124,230 | $4,819/mo | 120 | 0.45 | — |
| 122 | Olympia, WAAll jobs | $132,900 | $4,816/mo | 630 | 1.00 | — |
| 123 | Duluth, MNAll jobs | $129,120 | $4,812/mo | 260 | 0.43 | — |
| 124 | Bellingham, WAAll jobs | $131,480 | $4,807/mo | 190 | 0.43 | — |
| 125 | Pittsburgh, PAAll jobs | $133,040 | $4,807/mo | 5,550 | 1.03 | — |
| 126 | Clarksville, TNAll jobs | $119,430 | $4,799/mo | 160 | 0.32 | — |
| 127 | Panama City, FLAll jobs | $126,670 | $4,794/mo | 290 | 0.65 | — |
| 128 | Appleton, WIAll jobs | $126,390 | $4,792/mo | 250 | 0.42 | — |
| 129 | McAllen, TXAll jobs | $115,920 | $4,785/mo | 850 | 0.59 | — |
| 130 | Raleigh, NCAll jobs | $131,920 | $4,776/mo | 4,350 | 1.21 | — |
| 131 | Detroit, MIAll jobs | $134,980 | $4,762/mo | 10,110 | 1.09 | — |
| 132 | Mobile, ALAll jobs | $130,490 | $4,756/mo | 560 | 0.67 | — |
| 133 | Buffalo, NYAll jobs | $130,800 | $4,746/mo | 2,930 | 1.13 | — |
| 134 | Sebastian, FLAll jobs | $129,050 | $4,743/mo | 230 | 0.83 | — |
| 135 | Greensboro, NCAll jobs | $126,960 | $4,729/mo | 980 | 0.55 | — |
| 136 | Port St. Lucie, FLAll jobs | $132,360 | $4,729/mo | 570 | 0.69 | — |
| 137 | Milwaukee, WIAll jobs | $131,100 | $4,720/mo | 4,040 | 1.02 | — |
| 138 | Johnson City, TNAll jobs | $117,390 | $4,718/mo | 130 | 0.33 | — |
| 139 | Fort Wayne, INAll jobs | $126,520 | $4,710/mo | 510 | 0.46 | — |
| 140 | Bloomington, ILAll jobs | $124,100 | $4,708/mo | 530 | 1.25 | — |
| 141 | Grand Rapids, MIAll jobs | $129,360 | $4,705/mo | 1,430 | 0.49 | — |
| 142 | Fayetteville, ARAll jobs | $126,220 | $4,701/mo | 810 | 0.60 | Northwest Arkansas Life Works Here (Closed) |
| 143 | Sierra Vista, AZAll jobs | $119,990 | $4,701/mo | 80 | 0.46 | — |
| 144 | Yuba City, CAAll jobs | $139,710 | $4,700/mo | 90 | 0.38 | — |
| 145 | Winston-Salem, NCAll jobs | $126,250 | $4,676/mo | 830 | 0.63 | — |
| 146 | Ithaca, NYAll jobs | $135,610 | $4,662/mo | 130 | 0.55 | — |
| 147 | Morristown, TNAll jobs | $115,230 | $4,657/mo | 70 | 0.29 | — |
| 148 | Ann Arbor, MIAll jobs | $132,920 | $4,650/mo | 640 | 0.60 | — |
| 149 | Elmira, NYAll jobs | $126,900 | $4,650/mo | 80 | 0.49 | — |
| 150 | Santa Cruz, CAAll jobs | $164,790 | $4,639/mo | 350 | 0.73 | — |
| 151 | Provo, UTAll jobs | $130,370 | $4,637/mo | 950 | 0.64 | — |
| 152 | Binghamton, NYAll jobs | $129,480 | $4,632/mo | 300 | 0.63 | — |
| 153 | Utica, NYAll jobs | $130,100 | $4,628/mo | 250 | 0.44 | — |
| 154 | Tampa, FLAll jobs | $127,490 | $4,610/mo | 8,330 | 1.19 | — |
| 155 | Fort Collins, COAll jobs | $131,380 | $4,609/mo | 500 | 0.61 | — |
| 156 | Lakeland, FLAll jobs | $122,870 | $4,597/mo | 730 | 0.56 | — |
| 157 | Wichita, KSAll jobs | $121,510 | $4,597/mo | 690 | 0.46 | — |
| 158 | Prescott Valley, AZAll jobs | $128,020 | $4,594/mo | 200 | 0.57 | — |
| 159 | Fairbanks, AKAll jobs | $129,660 | $4,591/mo | 90 | 0.50 | Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend |
| 160 | Abilene, TXAll jobs | $122,560 | $4,589/mo | 160 | 0.44 | — |
| 161 | Merced, CAAll jobs | $139,010 | $4,585/mo | 120 | 0.31 | — |
| 162 | York, PAAll jobs | $126,350 | $4,576/mo | 400 | 0.45 | — |
| 163 | Rochester, MNAll jobs | $129,270 | $4,575/mo | 210 | 0.35 | — |
| 164 | Canton, OHAll jobs | $119,210 | $4,565/mo | 450 | 0.57 | — |
| 165 | Fond du Lac, WIAll jobs | $121,720 | $4,563/mo | 60 | 0.30 | Fond du Lac County (MakeMyMove) |
| 166 | Lexington Park, MDAll jobs | $143,760 | $4,543/mo | 200 | 0.59 | — |
| 167 | Sioux City, IAAll jobs | $120,790 | $4,541/mo | 150 | 0.42 | — |
| 168 | Virginia Beach, VAAll jobs | $133,380 | $4,510/mo | 2,280 | 0.62 | — |
| 169 | New Orleans, LAAll jobs | $121,290 | $4,507/mo | 4,330 | 2.00 | — |
| 170 | Redding, CAAll jobs | $133,900 | $4,495/mo | 250 | 0.71 | — |
| 171 | Minot, NDAll jobs | $114,180 | $4,493/mo | 70 | 0.41 | — |
| 172 | Albany, NYAll jobs | $131,310 | $4,484/mo | 3,180 | 1.46 | — |
| 173 | Fargo, NDAll jobs | $111,090 | $4,477/mo | 410 | 0.56 | — |
| 174 | Niles, MIAll jobs | $123,030 | $4,468/mo | 110 | 0.39 | — |
| 175 | Green Bay, WIAll jobs | $119,370 | $4,466/mo | 310 | 0.37 | — |
| 176 | Syracuse, NYAll jobs | $128,910 | $4,464/mo | 1,190 | 0.82 | — |
| 177 | Reading, PAAll jobs | $125,830 | $4,452/mo | 440 | 0.52 | — |
| 178 | Sioux Falls, SDAll jobs | $112,260 | $4,440/mo | 570 | 0.66 | — |
| 179 | Louisville, KYAll jobs | $124,530 | $4,431/mo | 2,000 | 0.60 | — |
| 180 | Lynchburg, VAAll jobs | $122,110 | $4,415/mo | 250 | 0.52 | — |
| 181 | Greenville, SCAll jobs | $124,970 | $4,387/mo | 1,290 | 0.61 | — |
| 182 | Lancaster, PAAll jobs | $125,510 | $4,387/mo | 520 | 0.43 | — |
| 183 | Ogden, UTAll jobs | $124,390 | $4,377/mo | 490 | 0.37 | — |
| 184 | Trenton, NJAll jobs | $138,760 | $4,377/mo | 2,470 | 2.12 | — |
| 185 | Augusta, GAAll jobs | $123,960 | $4,369/mo | 630 | 0.56 | — |
| 186 | Chico, CAAll jobs | $131,710 | $4,368/mo | 140 | 0.37 | — |
| 187 | Brunswick, GAAll jobs | $125,480 | $4,360/mo | 200 | 0.89 | — |
| 188 | St. Cloud, MNAll jobs | $118,860 | $4,353/mo | 300 | 0.60 | — |
| 189 | Montgomery, ALAll jobs | $125,290 | $4,345/mo | 960 | 1.20 | — |
| 190 | Atlantic City, NJAll jobs | $133,730 | $4,342/mo | 550 | 0.67 | — |
| 191 | Providence, RIAll jobs | $133,000 | $4,314/mo | 2,380 | 0.69 | — |
| 192 | Eau Claire, WIAll jobs | $116,320 | $4,281/mo | 170 | 0.41 | — |
| 193 | Madison, WIAll jobs | $124,130 | $4,265/mo | 1,860 | 0.94 | — |
| 194 | Michigan City, INAll jobs | $116,060 | $4,259/mo | 70 | 0.34 | — |
| 195 | Wichita Falls, TXAll jobs | $106,780 | $4,255/mo | 80 | 0.30 | — |
| 196 | Dubuque, IAAll jobs | $109,270 | $4,244/mo | 100 | 0.34 | — |
| 197 | Harrisonburg, VAAll jobs | $127,070 | $4,223/mo | 130 | 0.42 | — |
| 198 | Allentown, PAAll jobs | $126,160 | $4,209/mo | 950 | 0.52 | — |
| 199 | Sheboygan, WIAll jobs | $115,770 | $4,204/mo | 80 | 0.27 | — |
| 200 | Sebring, FLAll jobs | $110,390 | $4,203/mo | 60 | 0.46 | — |
| 201 | Alexandria, LAAll jobs | $108,720 | $4,185/mo | 200 | 0.70 | — |
| 202 | Manchester, NHAll jobs | $125,190 | $4,177/mo | 740 | 0.77 | — |
| 203 | Longview, TXAll jobs | $105,590 | $4,172/mo | 240 | 0.42 | — |
| 204 | Winchester, VAAll jobs | $124,760 | $4,164/mo | 140 | 0.44 | — |
| 205 | Kingsport, TNAll jobs | $107,560 | $4,159/mo | 300 | 0.52 | — |
| 206 | Anniston, ALAll jobs | $113,210 | $4,138/mo | 60 | 0.30 | — |
| 207 | Oshkosh, WIAll jobs | $115,290 | $4,137/mo | 210 | 0.46 | — |
| 208 | Bismarck, NDAll jobs | $109,010 | $4,134/mo | 290 | 0.84 | — |
| 209 | Spartanburg, SCAll jobs | $120,310 | $4,125/mo | 310 | 0.38 | — |
| 210 | Kiryas Joel, NYAll jobs | $138,630 | $4,116/mo | 910 | 0.70 | — |
| 211 | Charleston, SCAll jobs | $127,280 | $4,105/mo | 1,590 | 0.83 | — |
| 212 | Baltimore, MDAll jobs | $132,400 | $4,097/mo | 7,520 | 1.14 | — |
| 213 | Toledo, OHAll jobs | $113,920 | $4,094/mo | 820 | 0.58 | — |
| 214 | Santa Fe, NMAll jobs | $122,430 | $4,088/mo | 530 | 1.77 | — |
| 215 | Savannah, GAAll jobs | $123,050 | $4,085/mo | 640 | 0.67 | — |
| 216 | Warner Robins, GAAll jobs | $118,750 | $4,083/mo | 120 | 0.33 | — |
| 217 | Lafayette, LAAll jobs | $111,160 | $4,063/mo | 650 | 0.74 | — |
| 218 | Goldsboro, NCAll jobs | $113,980 | $4,039/mo | 70 | 0.34 | — |
| 219 | Amherst Town, MAAll jobs | $122,670 | $4,031/mo | 170 | 0.53 | — |
| 220 | Albuquerque, NMAll jobs | $114,610 | $4,026/mo | 1,960 | 1.00 | — |
| 221 | Grand Forks, NDAll jobs | $104,210 | $4,026/mo | 90 | 0.38 | — |
| 222 | Worcester, MAAll jobs | $129,400 | $4,026/mo | 1,210 | 0.71 | — |
| 223 | Las Cruces, NMAll jobs | $110,140 | $3,991/mo | 190 | 0.48 | — |
| 224 | Pueblo, COAll jobs | $113,170 | $3,981/mo | 140 | 0.46 | — |
| 225 | Norwich, CTAll jobs | $128,040 | $3,978/mo | 280 | 0.45 | — |
| 226 | Tuscaloosa, ALAll jobs | $114,100 | $3,947/mo | 190 | 0.37 | — |
| 227 | Kalamazoo, MIAll jobs | $112,400 | $3,933/mo | 330 | 0.56 | — |
| 228 | Morgantown, WVAll jobs | $109,300 | $3,915/mo | 230 | 0.70 | Ascend WV |
| 229 | Myrtle Beach, SCAll jobs | $118,950 | $3,914/mo | 440 | 0.62 | — |
| 230 | Salisbury, MDAll jobs | $127,450 | $3,913/mo | 150 | 0.56 | — |
| 231 | Medford, ORAll jobs | $127,970 | $3,902/mo | 170 | 0.39 | — |
| 232 | Brownsville, TXAll jobs | $103,100 | $3,898/mo | 390 | 0.51 | — |
| 233 | Wausau, WIAll jobs | $106,290 | $3,893/mo | 150 | 0.45 | Basecamp Greater Wausau |
| 234 | Tucson, AZAll jobs | $107,510 | $3,889/mo | 1,690 | 0.90 | — |
| 235 | Columbia, MOAll jobs | $107,890 | $3,888/mo | 400 | 0.77 | — |
| 236 | Janesville, WIAll jobs | $110,380 | $3,867/mo | 140 | 0.40 | — |
| 237 | Springfield, MAAll jobs | $123,320 | $3,866/mo | 770 | 0.79 | — |
| 238 | Kahului, HIAll jobs | $148,370 | $3,863/mo | 160 | 0.43 | — |
| 239 | Tulsa, OKAll jobs | $108,220 | $3,862/mo | 1,820 | 0.82 | Tulsa Remote |
| 240 | Farmington, NMAll jobs | $108,090 | $3,821/mo | 100 | 0.43 | — |
| 241 | St. George, UTAll jobs | $117,490 | $3,820/mo | 290 | 0.65 | — |
| 242 | Grand Junction, COAll jobs | $113,610 | $3,813/mo | 260 | 0.81 | — |
| 243 | Springfield, MOAll jobs | $103,790 | $3,803/mo | 710 | 0.65 | — |
| 244 | Portland, MEAll jobs | $129,990 | $3,791/mo | 1,360 | 0.97 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 245 | Lake Havasu City, AZAll jobs | $107,620 | $3,775/mo | 130 | 0.47 | — |
| 246 | Burlington, VTAll jobs | $125,190 | $3,752/mo | 550 | 0.94 | — |
| 247 | Flint, MIAll jobs | $107,830 | $3,743/mo | 260 | 0.40 | — |
| 248 | Evansville, INAll jobs | $107,050 | $3,730/mo | 370 | 0.57 | — |
| 249 | Corvallis, ORAll jobs | $123,650 | $3,700/mo | 70 | 0.37 | — |
| 250 | Kokomo, INAll jobs | $104,320 | $3,694/mo | 60 | 0.32 | — |
| 251 | La Crosse, WIAll jobs | $104,910 | $3,689/mo | 130 | 0.32 | — |
| 252 | Fayetteville, NCAll jobs | $107,950 | $3,679/mo | 320 | 0.50 | — |
| 253 | Tallahassee, FLAll jobs | $103,320 | $3,679/mo | 2,170 | 2.40 | — |
| 254 | Bangor, MEAll jobs | $116,240 | $3,669/mo | 210 | 0.60 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 255 | Lexington, KYAll jobs | $111,040 | $3,667/mo | 1,040 | 0.75 | — |
| 256 | Albany, GAAll jobs | $103,510 | $3,647/mo | 150 | 0.54 | — |
| 257 | Macon, GAAll jobs | $108,200 | $3,633/mo | 410 | 0.89 | — |
| 258 | Casper, WYAll jobs | $102,890 | $3,630/mo | 140 | 0.72 | — |
| 259 | Youngstown, OHAll jobs | $101,250 | $3,622/mo | 400 | 0.51 | — |
| 260 | Muncie, INAll jobs | $102,140 | $3,614/mo | 60 | 0.26 | Muncie (MakeMyMove) |
| 261 | Saginaw, MIAll jobs | $104,760 | $3,605/mo | 200 | 0.51 | — |
| 262 | Rapid City, SDAll jobs | $99,430 | $3,604/mo | 260 | 0.71 | — |
| 263 | Oklahoma City, OKAll jobs | $103,490 | $3,590/mo | 4,310 | 1.31 | — |
| 264 | Lawrence, KSAll jobs | $103,070 | $3,579/mo | 140 | 0.55 | — |
| 265 | Battle Creek, MIAll jobs | $104,770 | $3,559/mo | 70 | 0.25 | — |
| 266 | Decatur, ILAll jobs | $100,790 | $3,558/mo | 70 | 0.32 | — |
| 267 | Kankakee, ILAll jobs | $107,030 | $3,554/mo | 50 | 0.27 | — |
| 268 | Dayton, OHAll jobs | $104,170 | $3,534/mo | 1,040 | 0.58 | — |
| 269 | St. Joseph, MOAll jobs | $97,370 | $3,534/mo | 100 | 0.39 | — |
| 270 | Baton Rouge, LAAll jobs | $102,070 | $3,529/mo | 2,300 | 1.16 | — |
| 271 | Rocky Mount, NCAll jobs | $99,420 | $3,527/mo | 100 | 0.37 | — |
| 272 | Sandusky, OHAll jobs | $101,270 | $3,518/mo | 130 | 0.52 | — |
| 273 | Lincoln, NEAll jobs | $101,300 | $3,513/mo | 820 | 0.92 | — |
| 274 | Crestview, FLAll jobs | $106,880 | $3,511/mo | 420 | 0.69 | — |
| 275 | Wilmington, NCAll jobs | $109,620 | $3,506/mo | 480 | 0.52 | — |
| 276 | Columbus, INAll jobs | $105,790 | $3,503/mo | 70 | 0.28 | — |
| 277 | Racine, WIAll jobs | $106,900 | $3,493/mo | 160 | 0.44 | — |
| 278 | Great Falls, MTAll jobs | $106,450 | $3,490/mo | 140 | 0.81 | — |
| 279 | Kingston, NYAll jobs | $115,280 | $3,486/mo | 220 | 0.78 | — |
| 280 | Grand Island, NEAll jobs | $103,150 | $3,476/mo | 50 | 0.27 | — |
| 281 | Bloomington, INAll jobs | $103,460 | $3,475/mo | 210 | 0.59 | — |
| 282 | Monroe, MIAll jobs | $104,020 | $3,472/mo | 70 | 0.36 | — |
| 283 | Homosassa Springs, FLAll jobs | $99,240 | $3,471/mo | 100 | 0.55 | — |
| 284 | Barnstable Town, MAAll jobs | $122,640 | $3,464/mo | 250 | 0.56 | — |
| 285 | Punta Gorda, FLAll jobs | $101,990 | $3,462/mo | 190 | 0.68 | — |
| 286 | Blacksburg, VAAll jobs | $106,500 | $3,453/mo | 130 | 0.37 | — |
| 287 | Rockford, ILAll jobs | $103,190 | $3,451/mo | 340 | 0.52 | — |
| 288 | Cheyenne, WYAll jobs | $98,590 | $3,448/mo | 270 | 1.13 | — |
| 289 | Glens Falls, NYAll jobs | $109,240 | $3,444/mo | 160 | 0.67 | — |
| 290 | Helena, MTAll jobs | $108,410 | $3,439/mo | 410 | 1.92 | — |
| 291 | South Bend, INAll jobs | $103,050 | $3,437/mo | 280 | 0.43 | — |
| 292 | Bay City, MIAll jobs | $101,540 | $3,432/mo | 60 | 0.39 | — |
| 293 | Topeka, KSAll jobs | $102,500 | $3,430/mo | 680 | 1.22 | Choose Topeka |
| 294 | Williamsport, PAAll jobs | $101,990 | $3,429/mo | 130 | 0.52 | — |
| 295 | Lake Charles, LAAll jobs | $101,690 | $3,417/mo | 350 | 0.72 | — |
| 296 | Cape Girardeau, MOAll jobs | $94,600 | $3,416/mo | 120 | 0.53 | — |
| 297 | Bend, ORAll jobs | $123,930 | $3,409/mo | 300 | 0.57 | — |
| 298 | State College, PAAll jobs | $107,850 | $3,398/mo | 140 | 0.40 | — |
| 299 | Little Rock, ARAll jobs | $97,870 | $3,395/mo | 1,670 | 0.96 | — |
| 300 | Burlington, NCAll jobs | $102,120 | $3,387/mo | 100 | 0.30 | — |
| 301 | Columbus, GAAll jobs | $104,120 | $3,383/mo | 290 | 0.52 | — |
| 302 | Logan, UTAll jobs | $103,120 | $3,376/mo | 150 | 0.46 | — |
| 303 | Boise, IDAll jobs | $109,780 | $3,370/mo | 1,250 | 0.66 | — |
| 304 | Columbia, SCAll jobs | $105,200 | $3,360/mo | 1,950 | 1.02 | — |
| 305 | Lafayette, INAll jobs | $100,650 | $3,354/mo | 220 | 0.45 | — |
| 306 | Weirton, WVAll jobs | $94,760 | $3,351/mo | 60 | 0.35 | — |
| 307 | Pinehurst, NCAll jobs | $105,510 | $3,346/mo | 80 | 0.40 | — |
| 308 | Parkersburg, WVAll jobs | $97,460 | $3,345/mo | 100 | 0.59 | — |
| 309 | Jefferson City, MOAll jobs | $93,320 | $3,338/mo | 490 | 1.26 | — |
| 310 | Shreveport, LAAll jobs | $98,900 | $3,337/mo | 460 | 0.58 | — |
| 311 | Asheville, NCAll jobs | $105,480 | $3,335/mo | 470 | 0.54 | — |
| 312 | Joplin, MOAll jobs | $96,190 | $3,319/mo | 180 | 0.41 | — |
| 313 | Monroe, LAAll jobs | $94,720 | $3,319/mo | 270 | 0.64 | — |
| 314 | Chambersburg, PAAll jobs | $100,680 | $3,318/mo | 100 | 0.35 | — |
| 315 | Florence, ALAll jobs | $98,850 | $3,318/mo | 110 | 0.42 | Remote Shoals (Closed) |
| 316 | Billings, MTAll jobs | $104,150 | $3,317/mo | 380 | 0.83 | — |
| 317 | Longview, WAAll jobs | $101,170 | $3,306/mo | 50 | 0.26 | — |
| 318 | Huntington, WVAll jobs | $98,070 | $3,305/mo | 390 | 0.57 | — |
| 319 | Jackson, MSAll jobs | $104,460 | $3,302/mo | 1,390 | 1.06 | — |
| 320 | Charleston, WVAll jobs | $101,150 | $3,292/mo | 880 | 1.75 | — |
| 321 | Colorado Springs, COAll jobs | $106,320 | $3,292/mo | 1,390 | 0.91 | — |
| 322 | Twin Falls, IDAll jobs | $105,240 | $3,285/mo | 100 | 0.40 | — |
| 323 | Vineland, NJAll jobs | $108,910 | $3,277/mo | 140 | 0.47 | — |
| 324 | Pittsfield, MAAll jobs | $107,400 | $3,276/mo | 160 | 0.60 | — |
| 325 | Staunton, VAAll jobs | $103,530 | $3,273/mo | 80 | 0.32 | — |
| 326 | Sumter, SCAll jobs | $101,900 | $3,270/mo | 70 | 0.41 | — |
| 327 | Hinesville, GAAll jobs | $107,320 | $3,269/mo | 50 | 0.49 | — |
| 328 | Gettysburg, PAAll jobs | $101,030 | $3,268/mo | 60 | 0.39 | — |
| 329 | Gadsden, ALAll jobs | $94,220 | $3,265/mo | 70 | 0.42 | — |
| 330 | Traverse City, MIAll jobs | $107,460 | $3,256/mo | 190 | 0.56 | — |
| 331 | Athens, GAAll jobs | $105,360 | $3,251/mo | 240 | 0.52 | — |
| 332 | Kenosha, WIAll jobs | $108,420 | $3,238/mo | 120 | 0.33 | — |
| 333 | Hagerstown, MDAll jobs | $108,530 | $3,222/mo | 230 | 0.45 | Ascend WV |
| 334 | Lebanon, PAAll jobs | $102,460 | $3,217/mo | 80 | 0.30 | — |
| 335 | Hot Springs, ARAll jobs | $92,700 | $3,183/mo | 90 | 0.46 | — |
| 336 | Valdosta, GAAll jobs | $101,000 | $3,180/mo | 130 | 0.51 | — |
| 337 | Coeur d'Alene, IDAll jobs | $105,920 | $3,179/mo | 270 | 0.76 | — |
| 338 | Paducah, KYAll jobs | $96,960 | $3,176/mo | 150 | 0.62 | Paducah Remote Workers Incentive |
| 339 | Springfield, OHAll jobs | $94,470 | $3,164/mo | 70 | 0.33 | — |
| 340 | Hilton Head Island, SCAll jobs | $107,740 | $3,159/mo | 370 | 0.94 | — |
| 341 | Jonesboro, ARAll jobs | $92,510 | $3,146/mo | 90 | 0.30 | — |
| 342 | Lawton, OKAll jobs | $92,000 | $3,137/mo | 60 | 0.30 | — |
| 343 | Scranton, PAAll jobs | $100,420 | $3,134/mo | 810 | 0.65 | — |
| 344 | Elizabethtown, KYAll jobs | $97,770 | $3,113/mo | 120 | 0.49 | — |
| 345 | Johnstown, PAAll jobs | $93,710 | $3,110/mo | 80 | 0.33 | — |
| 346 | Owensboro, KYAll jobs | $97,620 | $3,106/mo | 110 | 0.44 | — |
| 347 | Missoula, MTAll jobs | $100,490 | $3,092/mo | 490 | 1.51 | — |
| 348 | Houma, LAAll jobs | $93,840 | $3,058/mo | 220 | 0.54 | — |
| 349 | Bowling Green, KYAll jobs | $96,830 | $3,042/mo | 250 | 0.63 | — |
| 350 | Muskegon, MIAll jobs | $97,300 | $3,028/mo | 130 | 0.43 | — |
| 351 | Lewiston, MEAll jobs | $105,240 | $3,021/mo | 150 | 0.65 | Maine Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit |
| 352 | Lewiston, IDAll jobs | $97,020 | $2,991/mo | 50 | 0.39 | — |
| 353 | Bozeman, MTAll jobs | $106,760 | $2,975/mo | 200 | 0.58 | — |
| 354 | Eugene, ORAll jobs | $111,850 | $2,975/mo | 420 | 0.55 | — |
| 355 | Hickory, NCAll jobs | $97,330 | $2,964/mo | 270 | 0.36 | — |
| 356 | Auburn, ALAll jobs | $100,560 | $2,962/mo | 120 | 0.35 | — |
| 357 | Fort Smith, ARAll jobs | $88,100 | $2,957/mo | 170 | 0.37 | — |
| 358 | Idaho Falls, IDAll jobs | $95,300 | $2,954/mo | 190 | 0.47 | — |
| 359 | Pocatello, IDAll jobs | $92,280 | $2,914/mo | 100 | 0.54 | — |
| 360 | Enid, OKAll jobs | $87,980 | $2,868/mo | 80 | 0.71 | — |
| 361 | Florence, SCAll jobs | $96,790 | $2,809/mo | 190 | 0.45 | — |
| 362 | Grants Pass, ORAll jobs | $104,520 | $2,790/mo | 40 | 0.29 | — |
| 363 | Beckley, WVAll jobs | $87,930 | $2,691/mo | 80 | 0.40 | Ascend WV |
| 364 | Dalton, GAAll jobs | $91,730 | $2,604/mo | 120 | 0.39 | — |
| 365 | Hattiesburg, MSAll jobs | $87,570 | $2,529/mo | 160 | 0.52 | — |
| 366 | Gulfport, MSAll jobs | $87,210 | $2,500/mo | 380 | 0.49 | — |
| 367 | Mansfield, OHAll jobs | $79,820 | $2,491/mo | 80 | 0.33 | — |
| 368 | Honolulu, HIAll jobs | $120,870 | $2,464/mo | 1,960 | 0.90 | — |
| 369 | Slidell, LAAll jobs | $84,590 | $2,418/mo | 560 | 1.18 | — |
| 370 | Altoona, PAAll jobs | $83,390 | $2,386/mo | 90 | 0.32 | — |
| 371 | Lima, OHAll jobs | $83,260 | $2,386/mo | 90 | 0.36 | — |
| 372 | Greenville, NCAll jobs | $82,880 | $2,260/mo | 220 | 0.55 | — |
| 373 | Hammond, LAAll jobs | $78,110 | $2,249/mo | 150 | 0.65 | — |
| 374 | Jacksonville, NCAll jobs | $81,660 | $2,198/mo | 170 | 0.65 | — |
| 375 | Daphne, ALAll jobs | $80,090 | $1,832/mo | 180 | 0.43 | — |
| 376 | Rome, GAAll jobs | $74,410 | $1,788/mo | — | — | — |
Location quotient compares this job's share of local employment with its share nationwide. Above 1.00 means the job is a larger share of local work. Rank is leftover only.
USAJOBS
Federal jobs that pay relocation
31 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.
- Assistant General Counsel
Natural Resources and Environment Division (Office of the General Counsel) · $192,332–$204,121 a year
Washington, DC · Washington, DC · Closes October 21, 2026
- Attorney-Adviser (General)
Defense Logistics Agency · $89,508–$163,514 a year
Battle Creek, MI · Battle Creek, MI · Closes October 21, 2026
- Chief Counsel
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field · $210,812–$217,332 a year
Brook Park, OH · Cleveland, OH · Closes October 21, 2026
- Deputy General Counsel for Civil Works
Office of the General Counsel (Office of the Secretary of the Army) · $151,662–$228,000 a year
Pentagon, VA · Washington, DC · Closes October 21, 2026
- ATTORNEY- ADVISOR (GENERAL)
Air Combat Command · $108,719–$141,337 a year
Creech AFB, NV · Las Vegas, NV · Closes October 22, 2026
- GENERAL ATTORNEY
Office of General Counsel (OGC) Bankruptcy, Litigation, and Terminations Department (BLTD) (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation) · $143,913–$187,093 a year
Washington, DC · Washington, DC · Closes October 27, 2026
- ATTORNEY ADVISER (LABOR)
Southwestern Division (SWD) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $136,736–$177,762 a year
Fort Worth, TX · Dallas, TX · Closes October 29, 2026
- ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL) (T32)
Air National Guard Units · $89,508–$116,362 a year
Montgomery, AL · Montgomery, AL · Closes October 30, 2026
- Supv General Attorney
Office of Counsel (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $172,476–$197,200 a year
Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles, CA · Closes October 30, 2026
- Assistant United States Attorney
District of Nevada, Las Vegas Office, Civil Division (Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys) · $78,394–$197,100 a year
Las Vegas, NV · Las Vegas, NV · Closes November 3, 2026
- Assistant United States Attorney
District of Nevada, Reno Office (Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys) · $77,050–$197,100 a year
Reno, NV · Reno, NV · Closes November 5, 2026
- Assistant United States Attorney
District of Nevada (Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys) · $77,050–$197,100 a year
Las Vegas, NV · Reno, NV · Las Vegas, NV, Reno, NV · Closes November 6, 2026
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How are the best cities for lawyer ranked?
By money left each month for one adult in a one-bedroom, after tax and rent, at the BLS OEWS May 2025 median wage for that metro. Cities without a published metro median are left off. Employment and location quotient are shown beside the rank. They do not change the order.
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