Lawyer · Modesto, CA
Lawyer in Modesto: $5,594/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Modesto at $164,010 a year. About 370 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $93,120 and the 90th is $300,040. Pay ranks 26th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,594 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 50 miles away, at $10,359 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,594
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$164,010
$93,120 to $300,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,463
$1,742 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 0.39
Pay rank
26th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $164,010.
- Taxes$4,370
- Rent$1,463
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$5,594
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $164,010
- Federal income tax
- −$28,609
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,547
- State income tax (CA)
- −$11,280
- Take-home pay
- $111,574
- Effective tax rate
- 32.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,463
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $670
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,704
Left over each month
$13,668 gross, minus $4,370 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.
$5,594
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $10,359/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Modesto?
$164,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Modesto?
$5,594 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
San Jose, about 50 miles away, leaves $10,359 a month, more than Modesto.