Lawyer · Olympia, WA
Lawyer in Olympia: $4,816/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Olympia at $132,900 a year. About 630 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $87,760 and the 90th is $170,300. Pay ranks 95th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,552/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,816 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 61 miles away, at $6,404 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,816
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,900
$87,760 to $170,300
Rent (1 bd)
$1,552
$1,848 (2 bd)
Employment
630
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
95th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $132,900.
- Taxes$2,609
- Rent$1,552
- Other living costs$2,098
- Left over$4,816
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,900
- Federal income tax
- −$21,143
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,167
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $101,590
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,552
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,650
Left over each month
$11,075 gross, minus $2,609 in tax and $3,650 in living costs.
$4,816
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,404/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Olympia?
$132,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Olympia?
$4,816 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,552, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Seattle, about 61 miles away, leaves $6,404 a month, more than Olympia.