Lawyer · Madison, WI
Lawyer in Madison: $4,265/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Madison at $124,130 a year. About 1,860 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $77,040 and the 90th is $365,510. Pay ranks 181st-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,265 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 159 miles away, at $6,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,265
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,130
$77,040 to $365,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
1,860
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
181st of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $124,130.
- Taxes$2,835
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$4,265
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,130
- Federal income tax
- −$19,038
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,496
- State income tax (WI)
- −$5,481
- Take-home pay
- $90,115
- Effective tax rate
- 27.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$10,344 gross, minus $2,835 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$4,265
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $6,581/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Madison?
$124,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,860 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Madison?
$4,265 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Peoria, about 159 miles away, leaves $6,581 a month, more than Madison.