Lawyer · Valdosta, GA
Lawyer in Valdosta: $3,180/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Valdosta at $101,000 a year. About 130 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.51). The 10th percentile is $66,660 and the 90th is $188,910. Pay ranks 323rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,051/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,180 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ocala, about 133 miles away, at $5,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,180
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,000
$66,660 to $188,910
Rent (1 bd)
$1,051
$1,251 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.51
Pay rank
323rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $101,000.
- Taxes$2,182
- Rent$1,051
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$3,180
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,000
- Federal income tax
- −$13,834
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,727
- State income tax (GA)
- −$4,619
- Take-home pay
- $74,820
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,051
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$8,417 gross, minus $2,182 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
$3,180
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ocala, $5,273/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Valdosta?
$101,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Valdosta?
$3,180 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,051, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Ocala, about 133 miles away, leaves $5,273 a month, more than Valdosta.