Lawyer · Port St. Lucie, FL
Lawyer in Port St. Lucie: $4,729/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Port St. Lucie at $132,360 a year. About 570 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $76,500 and the 90th is $256,170. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,744/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,729 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Miami, about 78 miles away, at $5,746 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,729
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$132,360
$76,500 to $256,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,744
$2,076 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
98th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $132,360.
- Taxes$2,595
- Rent$1,744
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$4,729
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $132,360
- Federal income tax
- −$21,013
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,126
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $101,221
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,744
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,706
Left over each month
$11,030 gross, minus $2,595 in tax and $3,706 in living costs.
$4,729
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Miami, $5,746/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Electrician
- Civil engineer
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- 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 Port St. Lucie?
$132,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Port St. Lucie?
$4,729 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,744, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Miami, about 78 miles away, leaves $5,746 a month, more than Port St. Lucie.