Lawyer · Johnson City, TN
Lawyer in Johnson City: $4,718/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Johnson City at $117,390 a year. About 130 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $52,620 and the 90th is $244,010. Pay ranks 213th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($969/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,718 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 190 miles away, at $6,280 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,718
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,390
$52,620 to $244,010
Rent (1 bd)
$969
$1,154 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.33
Pay rank
213th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $117,390.
- Taxes$2,202
- Rent$969
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$4,718
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,390
- Federal income tax
- −$17,440
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,980
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $90,970
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $969
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,863
Left over each month
$9,783 gross, minus $2,202 in tax and $2,863 in living costs.
$4,718
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chattanooga, $6,280/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Johnson City?
$117,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Johnson City?
$4,718 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $969, and pay covers 10.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Chattanooga, about 190 miles away, leaves $6,280 a month, more than Johnson City.