Lawyer · Jackson, MS
Lawyer in Jackson: $3,302/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Jackson at $104,460 a year. About 1,390 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $61,490 and the 90th is $188,060. Pay ranks 287th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,302 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 205 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,302
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,460
$61,490 to $188,060
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
1,390
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
287th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $104,460.
- Taxes$2,257
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$3,302
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,460
- Federal income tax
- −$14,595
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,991
- State income tax (MS)
- −$4,495
- Take-home pay
- $77,379
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,146
Left over each month
$8,705 gross, minus $2,257 in tax and $3,146 in living costs.
$3,302
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Birmingham, $6,779/mo.
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Jackson?
$104,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,390 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Jackson?
$3,302 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Birmingham, about 205 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Jackson.