Lawyer · Portland, ME
Lawyer in Portland: $3,791/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Portland at $129,990 a year. About 1,360 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $78,990 and the 90th is $226,030. Pay ranks 122nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,791 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bridgeport, about 225 miles away, at $6,157 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,791
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,990
$78,990 to $226,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
1,360
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
122nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $129,990.
- Taxes$3,178
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$3,791
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,990
- Federal income tax
- −$20,445
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,944
- State income tax (ME)
- −$7,742
- Take-home pay
- $91,859
- Effective tax rate
- 29.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$10,833 gross, minus $3,178 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
$3,791
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bridgeport, $6,157/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Portland?
$129,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,360 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Portland?
$3,791 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Bridgeport, about 225 miles away, leaves $6,157 a month, more than Portland.