Lawyer · Bozeman, MT
Lawyer in Bozeman: $2,975/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Bozeman at $106,760 a year. About 200 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $62,310 and the 90th is $192,370. Pay ranks 269th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,975 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Great Falls, about 125 miles away, at $3,490 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,975
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,760
$62,310 to $192,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,684
$2,005 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
269th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $106,760.
- Taxes$2,371
- Rent$1,684
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$2,975
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,760
- Federal income tax
- −$15,101
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,167
- State income tax (MT)
- −$5,184
- Take-home pay
- $78,307
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,684
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $472
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,551
Left over each month
$8,897 gross, minus $2,371 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.
$2,975
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Great Falls, $3,490/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Bozeman?
$106,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Bozeman?
$2,975 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Great Falls, about 125 miles away, leaves $3,490 a month, more than Bozeman.