Lawyer · Rochester, MN
Lawyer in Rochester: $4,575/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Rochester at $129,270 a year. About 210 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.35). The 10th percentile is $79,790 and the 90th is $314,240. Pay ranks 132nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,575 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 92 miles away, at $5,852 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,575
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,270
$79,790 to $314,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.35
Pay rank
132nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $129,270.
- Taxes$3,131
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$4,575
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,270
- Federal income tax
- −$20,272
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,889
- State income tax (MN)
- −$7,408
- Take-home pay
- $91,701
- Effective tax rate
- 29.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$10,773 gross, minus $3,131 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$4,575
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Minneapolis, $5,852/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Rochester?
$129,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Rochester?
$4,575 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Minneapolis, about 92 miles away, leaves $5,852 a month, more than Rochester.