Lawyer · Reno, NV
Lawyer in Reno: $6,673/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Reno at $163,380 a year. About 630 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.47). The 10th percentile is $102,140 and the 90th is $356,180. Pay ranks 27th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,556/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,673 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Francisco, about 225 miles away, at $6,813 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,673
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$163,380
$102,140 to $356,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,556
$1,852 (2 bd)
Employment
630
Location quotient 0.47
Pay rank
27th 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 $163,380.
- Taxes$3,370
- Rent$1,556
- Other$2,016
- Left$6,673
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $163,380
- Federal income tax
- −$27,945
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,499
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $122,936
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,556
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,572
After tax and rent
$6,673 left/mo
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Francisco, $6,813/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Reno?
$163,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Reno?
$6,673 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,556, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
San Francisco, about 225 miles away, leaves $6,813 a month, more than Reno.