Lawyer · Yuma, AZ
Lawyer in Yuma: $4,912/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Yuma at $126,730 a year. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.41). The 10th percentile is $61,210 and the 90th is $183,220. Pay ranks 152nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,912 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Riverside, about 177 miles away, at $6,804 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,912
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$126,730
$61,210 to $183,220
Rent (1 bd)
$951
$1,132 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.41
Pay rank
152nd 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 $126,730.
- Taxes$2,680
- Rent$951
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$4,912
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $126,730
- Federal income tax
- −$19,662
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,695
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$2,803
- Take-home pay
- $94,570
- Effective tax rate
- 25.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $951
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$10,561 gross, minus $2,680 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$4,912
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Riverside, $6,804/mo.
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- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Yuma?
$126,730 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Yuma?
$4,912 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 11.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Riverside, about 177 miles away, leaves $6,804 a month, more than Yuma.