Lawyer · Seattle, WA
Lawyer in Seattle: $6,447/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Seattle at $164,980 a year. About 9,210 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $99,910 and the 90th is $314,120. Pay ranks 24th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $6,447 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Mount Vernon is the strongest other metro for this job ($5,886 left over a month), and Seattle still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$6,447
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$164,980
$99,910 to $314,120
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
9,210
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
24th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $164,980.
- Taxes$3,413
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$6,447
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $164,980
- Federal income tax
- −$28,329
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,621
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $124,030
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$6,447 left/mo
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Mount Vernon, $5,886/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Seattle?
$164,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 9,210 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Seattle?
$6,447 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Seattle leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Mount Vernon at $5,886 a month.