Lawyer · College Station, TX
Lawyer in College Station: $5,725/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in College Station at $134,800 a year. About 340 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $88,490 and the 90th is $331,580. Pay ranks 78th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,016/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,725 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 147 miles away, at $7,235 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,725
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,800
$88,490 to $331,580
Rent (1 bd)
$1,016
$1,209 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
78th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $134,800.
- Taxes$2,659
- Rent$1,016
- Other living costs$1,833
- Left over$5,725
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,800
- Federal income tax
- −$21,599
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,312
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,889
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,016
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,849
Left over each month
$11,233 gross, minus $2,659 in tax and $2,849 in living costs.
$5,725
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $7,235/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in College Station?
$134,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in College Station?
$5,725 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,016, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Dallas, about 147 miles away, leaves $7,235 a month, more than College Station.