Lawyer · Missoula, MT
Lawyer in Missoula: $3,092/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Missoula at $100,490 a year. About 490 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.51). The 10th percentile is $63,430 and the 90th is $176,090. Pay ranks 328th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,092 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, at $5,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,092
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,490
$63,430 to $176,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
490
Location quotient 1.51
Pay rank
328th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $100,490.
- Taxes$2,185
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$3,092
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,490
- Federal income tax
- −$13,722
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,687
- State income tax (MT)
- −$4,814
- Take-home pay
- $74,266
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$8,374 gross, minus $2,185 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$3,092
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $5,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Missoula?
$100,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Missoula?
$3,092 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,434 a month, more than Missoula.