Lawyer · Tallahassee, FL
Lawyer in Tallahassee: $3,679/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Tallahassee at $103,320 a year. About 2,170 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.40). The 10th percentile is $75,420 and the 90th is $204,480. Pay ranks 299th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,131/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,679 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ocala, about 155 miles away, at $5,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,679
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$103,320
$75,420 to $204,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,131
$1,347 (2 bd)
Employment
2,170
Location quotient 2.40
Pay rank
299th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $103,320.
- Taxes$1,854
- Rent$1,131
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$3,679
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $103,320
- Federal income tax
- −$14,344
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,904
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $81,072
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,131
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$8,610 gross, minus $1,854 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$3,679
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ocala, $5,273/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Tallahassee?
$103,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,170 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Tallahassee?
$3,679 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,131, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Ocala, about 155 miles away, leaves $5,273 a month, more than Tallahassee.