Lawyer · Chattanooga, TN
Lawyer in Chattanooga: $6,280/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Chattanooga at $147,640 a year. About 740 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $65,000 and the 90th is $355,460. Pay ranks 51st-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,280 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 138 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,280
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$147,640
$65,000 to $355,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
740
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
51st of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $147,640.
- Taxes$2,998
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$6,280
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $147,640
- Federal income tax
- −$24,681
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,294
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $111,665
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$12,303 gross, minus $2,998 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$6,280
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Birmingham, $6,779/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Chattanooga?
$147,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 740 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Chattanooga?
$6,280 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 10.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Birmingham, about 138 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Chattanooga.