Lawyer · Gainesville, FL
Lawyer in Gainesville: $5,203/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Gainesville at $132,160 a year. About 600 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $64,380 and the 90th is $201,520. Pay ranks 100th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,203 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ocala, about 41 miles away, at $5,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,203
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,160
$64,380 to $201,520
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
100th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $132,160.
- Taxes$2,590
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$5,203
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,160
- Federal income tax
- −$20,965
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,110
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $101,084
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$11,013 gross, minus $2,590 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$5,203
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ocala, $5,273/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Gainesville?
$132,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Gainesville?
$5,203 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Ocala, about 41 miles away, leaves $5,273 a month, more than Gainesville.