Lawyers salary in Greeley, CO
Median pay for lawyers in Greeley, CO: $127,250/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $71,570 – $239,200 · about 260 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$7,410 (+6%).
What it's really worth in Greeley
With Greeley's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $127,250 has the buying power of about $131,670 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $89,182 · median home $497,279 · median rent $1,728/mo.
How Greeley ranks for this job
On raw pay, Greeley, CO is 66th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Greeley's cost of living is applied, it ranks 70th.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Greeley sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Greeley
A median home in Greeley, CO costs $497,279 — about 3.9× 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 $1,728/mo works out at 16% 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 Greeley.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Greeley | Rent vs Greeley |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $239,200 | +88% | 2.1× |
| San Francisco, CA | $217,340 | +71% | 1.9× |
| Los Angeles, CA | $194,020 | +52% | 1.7× |
| New York, NY | $185,790 | +46% | 2× |
Same job elsewhere in CO
| Metro | Median pay | vs Greeley | Rent vs Greeley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver, CO | $180,910 | +42% | 1.1× |
| Boulder, CO | $159,010 | +25% | 1.3× |
| Fort Collins, CO | $157,270 | +24% | 1.1× |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $104,040 | −18% | 1× |
Staying in CO keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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.