Lawyer · Gulfport, MS
Lawyer in Gulfport: $2,500/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Gulfport at $87,210 a year. About 380 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.49). The 10th percentile is $37,880 and the 90th is $185,970. Pay ranks 367th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,500 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 243 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,500
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,210
$37,880 to $185,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 0.49
Pay rank
367th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $87,210.
- Taxes$1,767
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,940
- Left over$2,500
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,210
- Federal income tax
- −$10,800
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,672
- State income tax (MS)
- −$3,736
- Take-home pay
- $66,002
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$7,268 gross, minus $1,767 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$2,500
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Birmingham, $6,779/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Gulfport?
$87,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Gulfport?
$2,500 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Birmingham, about 243 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Gulfport.