Lawyer · Springfield, IL
Lawyer in Springfield: $5,038/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Springfield at $131,400 a year. About 530 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $75,650 and the 90th is $221,700. Pay ranks 109th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,038 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Peoria, about 67 miles away, at $6,581 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,038
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,400
$75,650 to $221,700
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
109th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
12.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $131,400.
- Taxes$3,100
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$5,038
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,400
- Federal income tax
- −$20,783
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,052
- State income tax (IL)
- −$6,367
- Take-home pay
- $94,198
- Effective tax rate
- 28.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$10,950 gross, minus $3,100 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$5,038
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Peoria, $6,581/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Springfield?
$131,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Springfield?
$5,038 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 12.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Peoria, about 67 miles away, leaves $6,581 a month, more than Springfield.