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Lawyers salary in Laredo, TX

Median pay for lawyers in Laredo, TX: $120,520/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $76,320 – $195,000 · about 180 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$680 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Laredo

With Laredo's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $120,520 has the buying power of about $136,457 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,984 · median home $218,391 · median rent $1,369/mo.

Full Laredo cost of living & taxes →

How Laredo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Laredo, TX is 89th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Laredo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 53rd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Laredo is one of the places where lawyers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Laredo

A median home in Laredo, TX costs $218,391 — about 1.8× 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 $1,369/mo works out at 14% 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 Laredo.

MetroMedian payvs LaredoRent vs Laredo
San Jose, CA $239,200 +98% 2.6×
San Francisco, CA $217,340 +80% 2.4×
Los Angeles, CA $194,020 +61% 2.1×
New York, NY $185,790 +54% 2.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

MetroMedian payvs LaredoRent vs Laredo
Corpus Christi, TX $178,670 +48%
Dallas, TX $161,620 +34% 1.2×
Houston, TX $152,260 +26% 1.2×
Austin, TX $134,570 +12% 1.2×

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

Who hires lawyers around Laredo

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Laredo

Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 183 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.