Lawyer · Sioux City, IA

Lawyer in Sioux City: $4,541/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Sioux City at $120,790 a year. About 150 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.42). The 10th percentile is $69,960 and the 90th is $276,320. Pay ranks 202nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,541 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 234 miles away, at $5,852 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,541

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$120,790

$69,960 to $276,320

Rent (1 bd)

$1,089

$1,296 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 0.42

Pay rank

202nd of 376

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $120,790.

Taxes$2,626
Rent$1,089
Other living costs$1,810
Left over$4,541

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $120,790
Federal income tax: −$18,237
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,240
State income tax (IA): −$4,035
Take-home pay: $89,278
Effective tax rate: 26.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,089
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,899

Left over each month

$10,066 gross, minus $2,626 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.

$4,541

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 Sioux City?

$120,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 lawyer jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,541 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?

Minneapolis, about 234 miles away, leaves $5,852 a month, more than Sioux City.