Lawyer · Chico, CA
Lawyer in Chico: $4,368/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Chico at $131,710 a year. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $58,850 and the 90th is $227,520. Pay ranks 104th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,368 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 191 miles away, at $10,359 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,368
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,710
$58,850 to $227,520
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
104th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $131,710.
- Taxes$3,267
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$4,368
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,710
- Federal income tax
- −$20,857
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,076
- State income tax (CA)
- −$8,276
- Take-home pay
- $92,501
- Effective tax rate
- 29.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$10,976 gross, minus $3,267 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$4,368
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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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Chico?
$131,710 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Chico?
$4,368 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
San Jose, about 191 miles away, leaves $10,359 a month, more than Chico.