Lawyer · Hattiesburg, MS
Lawyer in Hattiesburg: $2,529/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Hattiesburg at $87,570 a year. About 160 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $48,910 and the 90th is $160,280. Pay ranks 366th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,529 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 211 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,529
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,570
$48,910 to $160,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
366th 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 $87,570.
- Taxes$1,778
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
- Left over$2,529
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,570
- Federal income tax
- −$10,879
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,699
- State income tax (MS)
- −$3,752
- Take-home pay
- $66,240
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$7,298 gross, minus $1,778 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$2,529
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Birmingham, $6,779/mo.
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- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a lawyer make in Hattiesburg?
$87,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Hattiesburg?
$2,529 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Birmingham, about 211 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Hattiesburg.