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Lawyers salary in Dallas, TX

The median lawyers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $168,510 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,537 a month.

10th percentile
$81,360
25th percentile
$104,990
Median percentile
$168,510
75th percentile
$227,070
90th percentile
$347,260

Based on 17,110 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$126,443 take-home a year
Gross pay$168,510
Federal income tax−$29,176
Social Security + Medicare−$12,891
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$10,537
Every two weeks$4,863

Does it go far here?

$163,459Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
15%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

All lawyers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas