Lawyer · Jacksonville, NC
Lawyer in Jacksonville: $2,198/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Jacksonville at $81,660 a year. About 170 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $39,790 and the 90th is $170,890. Pay ranks 372nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,198 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 189 miles away, at $6,055 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,198
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,660
$39,790 to $170,890
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
372nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $81,660.
- Taxes$1,563
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$2,198
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,660
- Federal income tax
- −$9,579
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,247
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,929
- Take-home pay
- $62,905
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$6,805 gross, minus $1,563 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$2,198
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $6,055/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Jacksonville?
$81,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Jacksonville?
$2,198 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Charlotte, about 189 miles away, leaves $6,055 a month, more than Jacksonville.