Lawyer · St. Cloud, MN

Lawyer in St. Cloud: $4,353/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in St. Cloud at $118,860 a year. About 300 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $68,400 and the 90th is $212,090. Pay ranks 209th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,353 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 68 miles away, at $5,852 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,353

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$118,860

$68,400 to $212,090

Rent (1 bd)

$986

$1,174 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 0.60

Pay rank

209th 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 $118,860.

Taxes$2,790
Rent$986
Other living costs$1,776
Left over$4,353

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $118,860
Federal income tax: −$17,773
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,093
State income tax (MN): −$6,619
Take-home pay: $85,375
Effective tax rate: 28.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $986
Groceries: $352
Getting around: $500
Healthcare: $396
Utilities and internet: $220
Everything else: $308
Total spending: $2,762

Left over each month

$9,905 gross, minus $2,790 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.

$4,353

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 St. Cloud?

$118,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 lawyer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in St. Cloud?

$4,353 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?

Minneapolis, about 68 miles away, leaves $5,852 a month, more than St. Cloud.