Lawyers salary in Bremerton, WA

Median pay for lawyers in Bremerton, WA: $111,330/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $60,970 – $183,500 · about 210 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($119,840) by −$8,510 (-7%).

What it's really worth in Bremerton

With Bremerton's cost of living at 107 (US=100), that $111,330 has the buying power of about $103,640 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $93,675 · median home $586,380 · median rent $2,065/mo.

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How Bremerton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Bremerton, WA is 113th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Bremerton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 169th.

The headline number flatters Bremerton. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, lawyers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Bremerton

A median home in Bremerton, WA costs $586,380 — about 5.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,065/mo works out at 22% 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 Bremerton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Bremerton	Rent vs Bremerton
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+115%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+95%	1.6×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+74%	1.4×
New York, NY	$185,790	+67%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Bremerton	Rent vs Bremerton
Kennewick, WA	$124,970	+12%	0.8×
Olympia, WA	$118,310	+6%	1×
Yakima, WA	$116,050	+4%	0.7×
Spokane, WA	$111,830	+0%	0.8×

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

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