Lawyer · Greeley, CO
Lawyer in Greeley: $4,823/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Greeley at $132,990 a year. About 260 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $79,310 and the 90th is $240,260. Pay ranks 93rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,257/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,823 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Denver, about 82 miles away, at $6,847 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,823
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,990
$79,310 to $240,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,257
$1,496 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
93rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $132,990.
- Taxes$3,046
- Rent$1,257
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$4,823
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,990
- Federal income tax
- −$21,165
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,174
- State income tax (CO)
- −$5,209
- Take-home pay
- $96,443
- Effective tax rate
- 27.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,257
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,214
Left over each month
$11,083 gross, minus $3,046 in tax and $3,214 in living costs.
$4,823
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 Greeley?
$132,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Greeley?
$4,823 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,257, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Denver, about 82 miles away, leaves $6,847 a month, more than Greeley.