Lawyer · Dallas, TX
Lawyer in Dallas: $7,278/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Dallas at $168,510 a year. About 17,110 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $81,360 and the 90th is $347,260. Pay ranks 20th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $7,278 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Houston is the strongest other metro for this job ($6,798 left over a month), and Dallas still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$7,278
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$168,510
$81,360 to $347,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
17,110
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
20th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $168,510.
- Taxes$3,506
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$7,278
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $168,510
- Federal income tax
- −$29,176
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,891
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $126,443
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$7,278 left/mo
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $6,798/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Dallas?
$168,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 17,110 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Dallas?
$7,278 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 11.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Dallas leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Houston at $6,798 a month.