Lawyer · Denver, CO
Lawyer in Denver: $6,881/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Denver at $177,380 a year. About 11,860 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $90,640 and the 90th is $337,050. Pay ranks 12th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,881 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Boulder is the strongest other metro for this job ($6,573 left over a month), and Denver still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,881
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$177,380
$90,640 to $337,050
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
11,860
Location quotient 1.52
Pay rank
12th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $177,380.
- Taxes$4,336
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$6,881
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $177,380
- Federal income tax
- −$31,305
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,570
- State income tax (CO)
- −$7,162
- Take-home pay
- $125,343
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$6,881 left/mo
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $6,573/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Denver?
$177,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 11,860 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Denver?
$6,881 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Denver leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Boulder at $6,573 a month.