Lawyer · State College, PA

Lawyer in State College: $3,398/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in State College at $107,850 a year. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $73,920 and the 90th is $218,280. Pay ranks 255th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,342/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,398 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 145 miles away, at $6,949 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,398

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$107,850

$73,920 to $218,280

Rent (1 bd)

$1,342

$1,598 (2 bd)

Employment

140

Location quotient 0.40

Pay rank

255th of 376

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $107,850.

Taxes$2,332
Rent$1,342
Other living costs$1,916
Left over$3,398

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $107,850
Federal income tax: −$15,341
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,251
State income tax (PA): −$3,311
City / county wage tax: −$1,079
Take-home pay: $79,869
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,342
Groceries: $401
Getting around: $461
Healthcare: $451
Utilities and internet: $251
Everything else: $351
Total spending: $3,258

Left over each month

$8,988 gross, minus $2,332 in tax and $3,258 in living costs.

$3,398

Rank every metro for a lawyer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $6,949/mo.

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Questions

What does a lawyer make in State College?

$107,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in State College?

$3,398 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,342, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?

Washington, about 145 miles away, leaves $6,949 a month, more than State College.