Lawyer · Mankato, MN
Lawyer in Mankato: $4,981/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Mankato at $130,020 a year. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $65,560 and the 90th is $204,340. Pay ranks 121st-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,981 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 78 miles away, at $5,852 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,981
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$130,020
$65,560 to $204,340
Rent (1 bd)
$934
$1,112 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
121st 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 $130,020.
- Taxes$3,155
- Rent$934
- Other living costs$1,765
- Left over$4,981
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $130,020
- Federal income tax
- −$20,452
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,947
- State income tax (MN)
- −$7,467
- Take-home pay
- $92,155
- Effective tax rate
- 29.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $934
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $489
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,699
Left over each month
$10,835 gross, minus $3,155 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.
$4,981
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Minneapolis, $5,852/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Mankato?
$130,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Mankato?
$4,981 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Minneapolis, about 78 miles away, leaves $5,852 a month, more than Mankato.