Lawyer · Laredo, TX
Lawyer in Laredo: $5,281/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Laredo at $125,900 a year. About 240 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $76,220 and the 90th is $195,080. Pay ranks 163rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($901/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,281 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Austin, about 201 miles away, at $6,393 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,281
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$125,900
$76,220 to $195,080
Rent (1 bd)
$901
$1,073 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
163rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $125,900.
- Taxes$2,425
- Rent$901
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$5,281
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $125,900
- Federal income tax
- −$19,463
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,631
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $96,806
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $901
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,786
Left over each month
$10,492 gross, minus $2,425 in tax and $2,786 in living costs.
$5,281
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Austin, $6,393/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 Laredo?
$125,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Laredo?
$5,281 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $901, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Austin, about 201 miles away, leaves $6,393 a month, more than Laredo.