Lawyer · Eugene, OR
Lawyer in Eugene: $2,975/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Eugene at $111,850 a year. About 420 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $74,910 and the 90th is $206,800. Pay ranks 232nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,403/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,975 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albany, about 43 miles away, at $5,522 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,975
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$111,850
$74,910 to $206,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,403
$1,670 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
232nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $111,850.
- Taxes$2,835
- Rent$1,403
- Other living costs$2,108
- Left over$2,975
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $111,850
- Federal income tax
- −$16,221
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,557
- State income tax (OR)
- −$9,246
- Take-home pay
- $77,827
- Effective tax rate
- 30.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,403
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,511
Left over each month
$9,321 gross, minus $2,835 in tax and $3,511 in living costs.
$2,975
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albany, $5,522/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Eugene?
$111,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Eugene?
$2,975 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,403, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Albany, about 43 miles away, leaves $5,522 a month, more than Eugene.