Lawyer · Gadsden, AL
Lawyer in Gadsden: $3,265/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Gadsden at $94,220 a year. About 70 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $49,120 and the 90th is $153,330. Pay ranks 354th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 14.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($546/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,265 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 60 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,265
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,220
$49,120 to $153,330
Rent (1 bd)
$546
$650 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.42
Pay rank
354th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
14.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $94,220.
- Taxes$2,084
- Rent$546
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$3,265
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,220
- Federal income tax
- −$12,342
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,208
- State income tax (AL)
- −$4,521
- City / county wage tax
- −$942
- Take-home pay
- $69,207
- Effective tax rate
- 26.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $546
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,502
Left over each month
$7,852 gross, minus $2,084 in tax and $2,502 in living costs.
$3,265
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Birmingham, $6,779/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
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- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a lawyer make in Gadsden?
$94,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Gadsden?
$3,265 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $546, and pay covers 14.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Birmingham, about 60 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Gadsden.