Lawyer · Odessa, TX
Lawyer in Odessa: $5,428/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Odessa at $133,340 a year. About 110 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.29). The 10th percentile is $81,930 and the 90th is $349,590. Pay ranks 89th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,428 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 36 miles away, at $7,046 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,428
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,340
$81,930 to $349,590
Rent (1 bd)
$1,178
$1,402 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.29
Pay rank
89th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $133,340.
- Taxes$2,621
- Rent$1,178
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$5,428
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,340
- Federal income tax
- −$21,249
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,201
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $101,891
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,178
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,063
Left over each month
$11,112 gross, minus $2,621 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.
$5,428
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $7,046/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Odessa?
$133,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Odessa?
$5,428 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Midland, about 36 miles away, leaves $7,046 a month, more than Odessa.