Lawyer · Memphis, TN
Lawyer in Memphis: $5,641/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Memphis at $134,440 a year. About 1,670 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $74,270 and the 90th is $322,970. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,641 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 202 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,641
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$134,440
$74,270 to $322,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
1,670
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
83rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $134,440.
- Taxes$2,650
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$5,641
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $134,440
- Federal income tax
- −$21,513
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,285
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $102,643
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$11,203 gross, minus $2,650 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$5,641
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Birmingham, $6,779/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Memphis?
$134,440 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 Memphis?
$5,641 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 10.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Birmingham, about 202 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Memphis.