Lawyer · Corpus Christi, TX
Lawyer in Corpus Christi: $5,298/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Corpus Christi at $129,180 a year. About 740 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $43,800 and the 90th is $345,600. Pay ranks 133rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,072/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,298 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 181 miles away, at $6,756 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,298
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,180
$43,800 to $345,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,072
$1,276 (2 bd)
Employment
740
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
133rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $129,180.
- Taxes$2,511
- Rent$1,072
- Other living costs$1,884
- Left over$5,298
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,180
- Federal income tax
- −$20,250
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,882
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $99,048
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,072
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,956
Left over each month
$10,765 gross, minus $2,511 in tax and $2,956 in living costs.
$5,298
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $6,756/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Corpus Christi?
$129,180 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 Corpus Christi?
$5,298 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,072, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Houston, about 181 miles away, leaves $6,756 a month, more than Corpus Christi.