Lawyer · Springfield, MO
Lawyer in Springfield: $3,803/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Springfield at $103,790 a year. About 710 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $73,700 and the 90th is $221,020. Pay ranks 294th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,803 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 248 miles away, at $5,641 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,803
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,790
$73,700 to $221,020
Rent (1 bd)
$865
$1,030 (2 bd)
Employment
710
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
294th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $103,790.
- Taxes$2,195
- Rent$865
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$3,803
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,790
- Federal income tax
- −$14,448
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,940
- State income tax (MO)
- −$3,951
- Take-home pay
- $77,451
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $865
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,651
Left over each month
$8,649 gross, minus $2,195 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.
$3,803
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $5,641/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Springfield?
$103,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Springfield?
$3,803 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Memphis, about 248 miles away, leaves $5,641 a month, more than Springfield.