Lawyer · Little Rock, AR

Lawyer in Little Rock: $3,395/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Little Rock at $97,870 a year. About 1,670 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $47,280 and the 90th is $184,150. Pay ranks 337th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,395 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 147 miles away, at $5,641 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,395

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$97,870

$47,280 to $184,150

Rent (1 bd)

$906

$1,079 (2 bd)

Employment

1,670

Location quotient 0.96

Pay rank

337th of 376

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $97,870.

Taxes$2,020
Rent$906
Other living costs$1,835
Left over$3,395

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $97,870
Federal income tax: −$13,145
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,487
State income tax (AR): −$3,604
Take-home pay: $73,633
Effective tax rate: 24.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $906
Groceries: $357
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $402
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $313
Total spending: $2,741

Left over each month

$8,156 gross, minus $2,020 in tax and $2,741 in living costs.

$3,395

Rank every metro for a lawyer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,641/mo.

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Questions

What does a lawyer make in Little Rock?

$97,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,670 lawyer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Little Rock?

$3,395 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?

Memphis, about 147 miles away, leaves $5,641 a month, more than Little Rock.