Lawyer · Goldsboro, NC
Lawyer in Goldsboro: $4,039/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Goldsboro at $113,980 a year. About 70 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $60,970 and the 90th is $289,550. Pay ranks 225th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,039 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 242 miles away, at $6,949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,039
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$113,980
$60,970 to $289,550
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
225th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $113,980.
- Taxes$2,476
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$4,039
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $113,980
- Federal income tax
- −$16,690
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,719
- State income tax (NC)
- −$4,302
- Take-home pay
- $84,269
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$9,498 gross, minus $2,476 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$4,039
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $6,949/mo.
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
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- Financial analyst
- 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 Goldsboro?
$113,980 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 Goldsboro?
$4,039 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Washington, about 242 miles away, leaves $6,949 a month, more than Goldsboro.