Lawyer · Boulder, CO
Lawyer in Boulder: $6,530/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Boulder median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Colorado median, $168,520 a year. BLS still counts about 1,160 lawyer jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Colorado has about 16,720 lawyer jobs. The 10th percentile is $83,350 and the 90th is $336,970. On the pay used here, Boulder ranks 22nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,647/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,530 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Denver, about 53 miles away, at $6,847 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,530
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$168,520
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,647
$1,961 (2 bd)
Employment
1,160
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
22nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $168,520.
- Taxes$4,113
- Rent$1,647
- Other living costs$1,753
- Left over$6,530
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $168,520
- Federal income tax
- −$29,692
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,892
- State income tax (CO)
- −$6,772
- Take-home pay
- $119,164
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,647
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $342
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,400
Left over each month
$14,043 gross, minus $4,113 in tax and $3,400 in living costs.
$6,530
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Denver, $6,847/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Boulder?
$168,520 a year. That figure is the Colorado median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 1,160 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Boulder?
$6,530 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,647, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Denver, about 53 miles away, leaves $6,847 a month, more than Boulder.