Lawyer · St. George, UT
Lawyer in St. George: $3,820/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in St. George at $117,490 a year. About 290 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 $62,950 and the 90th is $218,750. Pay ranks 212th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,375/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,820 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Riverside, about 240 miles away, at $6,804 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,820
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$117,490
$62,950 to $218,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,375
$1,637 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
212th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $117,490.
- Taxes$2,650
- Rent$1,375
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$3,820
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $117,490
- Federal income tax
- −$17,462
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,988
- State income tax (UT)
- −$5,346
- Take-home pay
- $85,694
- Effective tax rate
- 27.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,375
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,321
Left over each month
$9,791 gross, minus $2,650 in tax and $3,321 in living costs.
$3,820
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Riverside, $6,804/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in St. George?
$117,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in St. George?
$3,820 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,375, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Riverside, about 240 miles away, leaves $6,804 a month, more than St. George.