Lawyer · Colorado Springs, CO
Lawyer in Colorado Springs: $3,292/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Colorado Springs at $106,320 a year. About 1,390 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $74,990 and the 90th is $230,820. Pay ranks 272nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,292 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Denver, about 43 miles away, at $6,847 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,292
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,320
$74,990 to $230,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,298
$1,545 (2 bd)
Employment
1,390
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
272nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $106,320.
- Taxes$2,264
- Rent$1,298
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$3,292
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,320
- Federal income tax
- −$15,004
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,133
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,036
- Take-home pay
- $79,146
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,298
- Groceries
- $396
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,304
Left over each month
$8,860 gross, minus $2,264 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.
$3,292
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Denver, $6,847/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Colorado Springs?
$106,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,390 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Colorado Springs?
$3,292 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Denver, about 43 miles away, leaves $6,847 a month, more than Colorado Springs.