Lawyer · Winston-Salem, NC
Lawyer in Winston-Salem: $4,676/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Winston-Salem at $126,250 a year. About 830 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $45,010 and the 90th is $317,580. Pay ranks 160th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,676 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 246 miles away, at $6,949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,676
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,250
$45,010 to $317,580
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,246 (2 bd)
Employment
830
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
160th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
10.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $126,250.
- Taxes$2,836
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$4,676
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,250
- Federal income tax
- −$19,547
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,658
- State income tax (NC)
- −$4,824
- Take-home pay
- $92,221
- Effective tax rate
- 27.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,009
Left over each month
$10,521 gross, minus $2,836 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.
$4,676
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $6,949/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Winston-Salem?
$126,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Winston-Salem?
$4,676 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Washington, about 246 miles away, leaves $6,949 a month, more than Winston-Salem.