Lawyer · Fresno, CA
Lawyer in Fresno: $5,672/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Fresno at $162,680 a year. About 1,570 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $75,370 and the 90th is $284,670. Pay ranks 30th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,672 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 94 miles away, at $10,359 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,672
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$162,680
$75,370 to $284,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
1,570
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
30th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $162,680.
- Taxes$4,324
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$5,672
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $162,680
- Federal income tax
- −$28,290
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,445
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,156
- Take-home pay
- $110,788
- Effective tax rate
- 31.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$13,557 gross, minus $4,324 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$5,672
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $10,359/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Fresno?
$162,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,570 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Fresno?
$5,672 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
San Jose, about 94 miles away, leaves $10,359 a month, more than Fresno.