Lawyer · Iowa City, IA

Lawyer in Iowa City: $5,204/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Iowa City at $127,210 a year. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.30). The 10th percentile is $64,210 and the 90th is $246,290. Pay ranks 147th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,204 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 122 miles away, at $6,581 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,204

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$127,210

$64,210 to $246,290

Rent (1 bd)

$911

$1,085 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 0.30

Pay rank

147th of 376

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

11.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $127,210.

Taxes$2,816
Rent$911
Other living costs$1,670
Left over$5,204

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $127,210
Federal income tax: −$19,777
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,732
State income tax (IA): −$4,279
Take-home pay: $93,422
Effective tax rate: 26.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $911
Groceries: $347
Getting around: $411
Healthcare: $391
Utilities and internet: $217
Everything else: $304
Total spending: $2,581

Left over each month

$10,601 gross, minus $2,816 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.

$5,204

Rank every metro for a lawyer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $6,581/mo.

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Questions

What does a lawyer make in Iowa City?

$127,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Iowa City?

$5,204 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?

Peoria, about 122 miles away, leaves $6,581 a month, more than Iowa City.