Lawyer · Oshkosh, WI
Lawyer in Oshkosh: $4,137/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Oshkosh at $115,290 a year. About 210 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.46). The 10th percentile is $76,380 and the 90th is $345,280. Pay ranks 219th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,137 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 232 miles away, at $6,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,137
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$115,290
$76,380 to $345,280
Rent (1 bd)
$988
$1,176 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
219th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $115,290.
- Taxes$2,568
- Rent$988
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$4,137
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $115,290
- Federal income tax
- −$16,978
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,820
- State income tax (WI)
- −$5,013
- Take-home pay
- $84,480
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $988
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$9,608 gross, minus $2,568 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$4,137
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $6,581/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Oshkosh?
$115,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Oshkosh?
$4,137 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 9.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Peoria, about 232 miles away, leaves $6,581 a month, more than Oshkosh.