Lawyer · Binghamton, NY
Lawyer in Binghamton: $4,632/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Binghamton at $129,480 a year. About 300 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $76,700 and the 90th is $249,320. Pay ranks 127th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,632 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 243 miles away, at $6,949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,632
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,480
$76,700 to $249,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,082
$1,288 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
127th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $129,480.
- Taxes$3,079
- Rent$1,082
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$4,632
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,480
- Federal income tax
- −$20,322
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,905
- State income tax (NY)
- −$6,721
- Take-home pay
- $92,532
- Effective tax rate
- 28.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,082
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,079
Left over each month
$10,790 gross, minus $3,079 in tax and $3,079 in living costs.
$4,632
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $6,949/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Binghamton?
$129,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Binghamton?
$4,632 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Washington, about 243 miles away, leaves $6,949 a month, more than Binghamton.