Lawyer · Pueblo, CO
Lawyer in Pueblo: $3,981/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Pueblo at $113,170 a year. About 140 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 $77,410 and the 90th is $226,760. Pay ranks 229th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,981 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Denver, about 91 miles away, at $6,847 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,981
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$113,170
$77,410 to $226,760
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,165 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.46
Pay rank
229th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $113,170.
- Taxes$2,459
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$3,981
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $113,170
- Federal income tax
- −$16,511
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,658
- State income tax (CO)
- −$4,337
- Take-home pay
- $83,664
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$9,431 gross, minus $2,459 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$3,981
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Denver, $6,847/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Pueblo?
$113,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Pueblo?
$3,981 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 9.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Denver, about 91 miles away, leaves $6,847 a month, more than Pueblo.