Lawyer · Jackson, TN
Lawyer in Jackson: $5,487/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Jackson at $133,770 a year. About 190 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.46). The 10th percentile is $75,040 and the 90th is $345,550. Pay ranks 86th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,487 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 197 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,487
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,770
$75,040 to $345,550
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
86th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $133,770.
- Taxes$2,632
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$5,487
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,770
- Federal income tax
- −$21,352
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,233
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,185
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $3,028
Left over each month
$11,148 gross, minus $2,632 in tax and $3,028 in living costs.
$5,487
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 Jackson?
$133,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Jackson?
$5,487 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Birmingham, about 197 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Jackson.