Lawyer · Green Bay, WI
Lawyer in Green Bay: $4,466/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Green Bay at $119,370 a year. About 310 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.37). The 10th percentile is $74,160 and the 90th is $335,860. Pay ranks 206th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($868/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,466 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chicago, about 188 miles away, at $6,007 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,466
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,370
$74,160 to $335,860
Rent (1 bd)
$868
$1,033 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.37
Pay rank
206th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $119,370.
- Taxes$2,688
- Rent$868
- Other living costs$1,925
- Left over$4,466
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,370
- Federal income tax
- −$17,896
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,132
- State income tax (WI)
- −$5,229
- Take-home pay
- $87,113
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $868
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,793
Left over each month
$9,948 gross, minus $2,688 in tax and $2,793 in living costs.
$4,466
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chicago, $6,007/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Green Bay?
$119,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Green Bay?
$4,466 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $868, and pay covers 11.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Chicago, about 188 miles away, leaves $6,007 a month, more than Green Bay.