Lawyer · Fort Collins, CO
Lawyer in Fort Collins: $4,609/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Fort Collins at $131,380 a year. About 500 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $77,860 and the 90th is $312,840. Pay ranks 110th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,609 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Denver, about 90 miles away, at $6,847 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,609
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,380
$77,860 to $312,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,473
$1,753 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
110th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $131,380.
- Taxes$2,997
- Rent$1,473
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$4,609
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,380
- Federal income tax
- −$20,778
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,051
- State income tax (CO)
- −$5,138
- Take-home pay
- $95,413
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,473
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$10,948 gross, minus $2,997 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$4,609
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Denver, $6,847/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Fort Collins?
$131,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Fort Collins?
$4,609 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 7.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Denver, about 90 miles away, leaves $6,847 a month, more than Fort Collins.