Lawyer · Pocatello, ID
Lawyer in Pocatello: $2,914/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Pocatello at $92,280 a year. About 100 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $45,200 and the 90th is $201,210. Pay ranks 360th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($875/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,914 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salt Lake City, about 151 miles away, at $4,959 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,914
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$92,280
$45,200 to $201,210
Rent (1 bd)
$875
$1,042 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.54
Pay rank
360th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $92,280.
- Taxes$1,950
- Rent$875
- Other living costs$1,951
- Left over$2,914
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $92,280
- Federal income tax
- −$11,916
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,059
- State income tax (ID)
- −$4,424
- Take-home pay
- $68,881
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $875
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,826
Left over each month
$7,690 gross, minus $1,950 in tax and $2,826 in living costs.
$2,914
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salt Lake City, $4,959/mo.
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Other jobs in Pocatello
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a lawyer make in Pocatello?
$92,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Pocatello?
$2,914 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $875, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Salt Lake City, about 151 miles away, leaves $4,959 a month, more than Pocatello.