Lawyer · Houston, TX
Lawyer in Houston: $6,798/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Houston at $157,980 a year. About 16,810 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $80,210 and the 90th is $363,120. Pay ranks 35th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,798 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dallas, about 231 miles away, at $7,278 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,798
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$157,980
$80,210 to $363,120
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
16,810
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
35th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $157,980.
- Taxes$3,228
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$6,798
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $157,980
- Federal income tax
- −$26,649
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,085
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $119,245
- Effective tax rate
- 24.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$6,798 left/mo
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dallas, $7,278/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Houston?
$157,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 16,810 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Houston?
$6,798 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Dallas, about 231 miles away, leaves $7,278 a month, more than Houston.