Lawyer · Bloomington, IL
Lawyer in Bloomington: $4,708/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Bloomington at $124,100 a year. About 530 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $38,680 and the 90th is $282,680. Pay ranks 182nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,708 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 41 miles away, at $6,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,708
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,100
$38,680 to $282,680
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
182nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $124,100.
- Taxes$2,878
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,852
- Left over$4,708
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,100
- Federal income tax
- −$19,031
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,494
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,006
- Take-home pay
- $89,570
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $483
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,756
Left over each month
$10,342 gross, minus $2,878 in tax and $2,756 in living costs.
$4,708
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $6,581/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Bloomington?
$124,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Bloomington?
$4,708 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 11.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Peoria, about 41 miles away, leaves $6,581 a month, more than Bloomington.