Lawyer · Victoria, TX
Lawyer in Victoria: $5,092/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Victoria at $123,770 a year. About 70 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 $79,630 and the 90th is $228,780. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($972/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,092 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 134 miles away, at $6,756 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,092
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,770
$79,630 to $228,780
Rent (1 bd)
$972
$1,157 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
186th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $123,770.
- Taxes$2,368
- Rent$972
- Other living costs$1,882
- Left over$5,092
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,770
- Federal income tax
- −$18,952
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,468
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $95,350
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $972
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,854
Left over each month
$10,314 gross, minus $2,368 in tax and $2,854 in living costs.
$5,092
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $6,756/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Victoria?
$123,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Victoria?
$5,092 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $972, and pay covers 10.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Houston, about 134 miles away, leaves $6,756 a month, more than Victoria.