Lawyer · Punta Gorda, FL
Lawyer in Punta Gorda: $3,462/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Punta Gorda at $101,990 a year. About 190 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $49,990 and the 90th is $212,670. Pay ranks 312th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,462 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Miami, about 110 miles away, at $5,746 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,462
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,990
$49,990 to $212,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
312th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $101,990.
- Taxes$1,821
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,919
- Left over$3,462
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,990
- Federal income tax
- −$14,052
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,802
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $80,136
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,216
Left over each month
$8,499 gross, minus $1,821 in tax and $3,216 in living costs.
$3,462
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Miami, $5,746/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Punta Gorda?
$101,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Punta Gorda?
$3,462 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Miami, about 110 miles away, leaves $5,746 a month, more than Punta Gorda.