Lawyer · Walla Walla, WA
Lawyer in Walla Walla: $5,434/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Walla Walla at $136,990 a year. About 40 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.29). The 10th percentile is $89,990 and the 90th is $190,420. Pay ranks 68th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,150/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,434 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 179 miles away, at $6,404 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,434
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$136,990
$89,990 to $190,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,150
$1,369 (2 bd)
Employment
40
Location quotient 0.29
Pay rank
68th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $136,990.
- Taxes$2,717
- Rent$1,150
- Other living costs$2,115
- Left over$5,434
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $136,990
- Federal income tax
- −$22,125
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,480
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $104,386
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,150
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,265
Left over each month
$11,416 gross, minus $2,717 in tax and $3,265 in living costs.
$5,434
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $6,404/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Walla Walla?
$136,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 40 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Walla Walla?
$5,434 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,150, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Seattle, about 179 miles away, leaves $6,404 a month, more than Walla Walla.