Lawyer · Florence, SC
Lawyer in Florence: $2,809/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Florence at $96,790 a year. About 190 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $54,710 and the 90th is $227,330. Pay ranks 347th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,205/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,809 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 90 miles away, at $6,055 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,809
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$96,790
$54,710 to $227,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,205
$1,435 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
347th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $96,790.
- Taxes$2,061
- Rent$1,205
- Other living costs$1,991
- Left over$2,809
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $96,790
- Federal income tax
- −$12,908
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,404
- State income tax (SC)
- −$4,418
- Take-home pay
- $72,059
- Effective tax rate
- 25.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,205
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,196
Left over each month
$8,066 gross, minus $2,061 in tax and $3,196 in living costs.
$2,809
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $6,055/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Florence?
$96,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Florence?
$2,809 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,205, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Charlotte, about 90 miles away, leaves $6,055 a month, more than Florence.