Lawyer · Jacksonville, FL
Lawyer in Jacksonville: $4,987/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Jacksonville at $127,920 a year. About 3,760 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $66,500 and the 90th is $225,360. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,278/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,987 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ocala, about 73 miles away, at $5,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,987
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,920
$66,500 to $225,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,278
$1,522 (2 bd)
Employment
3,760
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
142nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $127,920.
- Taxes$2,478
- Rent$1,278
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$4,987
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,920
- Federal income tax
- −$19,948
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,786
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $98,186
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,278
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $515
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,195
Left over each month
$10,660 gross, minus $2,478 in tax and $3,195 in living costs.
$4,987
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ocala, $5,273/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Jacksonville?
$127,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,760 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Jacksonville?
$4,987 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,278, and pay covers 8.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Ocala, about 73 miles away, leaves $5,273 a month, more than Jacksonville.