Lawyer · Yakima, WA
Lawyer in Yakima: $5,172/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Yakima at $131,660 a year. About 230 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $82,910 and the 90th is $220,120. Pay ranks 106th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,172 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 87 miles away, at $6,404 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,172
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$131,660
$82,910 to $220,120
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
106th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $131,660.
- Taxes$2,576
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$5,172
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $131,660
- Federal income tax
- −$20,845
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,072
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $100,743
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$10,972 gross, minus $2,576 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$5,172
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 Yakima?
$131,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Yakima?
$5,172 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Seattle, about 87 miles away, leaves $6,404 a month, more than Yakima.