Lawyer · La Crosse, WI
Lawyer in La Crosse: $3,689/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in La Crosse at $104,910 a year. About 130 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.32). The 10th percentile is $60,800 and the 90th is $290,370. Pay ranks 283rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($894/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,689 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 217 miles away, at $6,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,689
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$104,910
$60,800 to $290,370
Rent (1 bd)
$894
$1,064 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.32
Pay rank
283rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $104,910.
- Taxes$2,265
- Rent$894
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$3,689
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $104,910
- Federal income tax
- −$14,694
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,026
- State income tax (WI)
- −$4,463
- Take-home pay
- $77,728
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $894
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,788
Left over each month
$8,743 gross, minus $2,265 in tax and $2,788 in living costs.
$3,689
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $6,581/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a lawyer make in La Crosse?
$104,910 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 La Crosse?
$3,689 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $894, and pay covers 9.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Peoria, about 217 miles away, leaves $6,581 a month, more than La Crosse.