Lawyers salary in Austin, TX

Median pay for lawyers in Austin, TX: $134,570/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $81,410 – $239,200 · about 6,960 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$14,730 (+12%).

What it's really worth in Austin

With Austin's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $134,570 has the buying power of about $136,931 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $92,939 · median home $428,524 · median rent $1,635/mo.

Full Austin cost of living & taxes →

How Austin ranks for this job

On raw pay, Austin, TX is 41st of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Austin's cost of living is applied, it ranks 51st.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Austin sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Austin

A median home in Austin, TX costs $428,524 — about 3.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,635/mo works out at 15% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Austin.

Metro	Median pay	vs Austin	Rent vs Austin
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+78%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+62%	2×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+44%	1.8×
New York, NY	$185,790	+38%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Austin	Rent vs Austin
Corpus Christi, TX	$178,670	+33%	0.9×
Dallas, TX	$161,620	+20%	1×
Houston, TX	$152,260	+13%	1×
Beaumont, TX	$132,110	−2%	0.8×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires lawyers around Austin

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• State of Texas · Government

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