Lawyer · Brownsville, TX
Lawyer in Brownsville: $3,898/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Brownsville at $103,100 a year. About 390 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $59,310 and the 90th is $207,480. Pay ranks 303rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,898 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Antonio, about 240 miles away, at $5,761 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,898
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,100
$59,310 to $207,480
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.51
Pay rank
303rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $103,100.
- Taxes$1,849
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$3,898
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,100
- Federal income tax
- −$14,296
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,887
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,917
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$8,592 gross, minus $1,849 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$3,898
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Antonio, $5,761/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Brownsville?
$103,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Brownsville?
$3,898 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
San Antonio, about 240 miles away, leaves $5,761 a month, more than Brownsville.