Lawyer · Tucson, AZ
Lawyer in Tucson: $3,889/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Tucson at $107,510 a year. About 1,690 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $64,300 and the 90th is $218,530. Pay ranks 260th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,889 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 217 miles away, at $5,992 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,889
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$107,510
$64,300 to $218,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
1,690
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
260th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $107,510.
- Taxes$2,151
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$3,889
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $107,510
- Federal income tax
- −$15,266
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,225
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,323
- Take-home pay
- $81,697
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$8,959 gross, minus $2,151 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$3,889
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $5,992/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Tucson?
$107,510 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,690 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Tucson?
$3,889 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 8.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
El Centro, about 217 miles away, leaves $5,992 a month, more than Tucson.