Lawyer · Rome, GA

Lawyer in Rome: $1,788/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Rome at $74,410 a year. The 10th percentile is $68,730 and the 90th is $215,940. Pay ranks 376th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,788 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Birmingham, about 107 miles away, at $6,779 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,788

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$74,410

$68,730 to $215,940

Rent (1 bd)

$1,010

$1,202 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

376th of 376

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $74,410.

Taxes$1,410
Rent$1,010
Other living costs$1,993
Left over$1,788

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $74,410
Federal income tax: −$7,984
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,692
State income tax (GA): −$3,239
Take-home pay: $57,494
Effective tax rate: 22.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,010
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $595
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,003

Left over each month

$6,201 gross, minus $1,410 in tax and $3,003 in living costs.

$1,788

Rank every metro for a lawyer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Birmingham, $6,779/mo.

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Questions

What does a lawyer make in Rome?

$74,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Rome?

$1,788 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?

Birmingham, about 107 miles away, leaves $6,779 a month, more than Rome.