Lawyer · Carson City, NV
Lawyer in Carson City: $5,754/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Carson City at $142,500 a year. About 170 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $109,220 and the 90th is $207,960. Pay ranks 56th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,293/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,754 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 178 miles away, at $10,359 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,754
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$142,500
$109,220 to $207,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,293
$1,539 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
56th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $142,500.
- Taxes$2,862
- Rent$1,293
- Other living costs$1,966
- Left over$5,754
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $142,500
- Federal income tax
- −$23,447
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,901
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $108,152
- Effective tax rate
- 24.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,293
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,259
Left over each month
$11,875 gross, minus $2,862 in tax and $3,259 in living costs.
$5,754
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $10,359/mo.
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- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Carson City?
$142,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Carson City?
$5,754 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,293, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
San Jose, about 178 miles away, leaves $10,359 a month, more than Carson City.