Lawyer · Columbus, GA
Lawyer in Columbus: $3,383/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Columbus at $104,120 a year. About 290 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 $51,860 and the 90th is $251,620. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,383 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 135 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,383
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,120
$51,860 to $251,620
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
292nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $104,120.
- Taxes$2,272
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$3,383
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,120
- Federal income tax
- −$14,520
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,965
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,781
- Take-home pay
- $76,853
- Effective tax rate
- 26.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$8,677 gross, minus $2,272 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$3,383
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 Columbus?
$104,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Columbus?
$3,383 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 8.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Birmingham, about 135 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Columbus.