Lawyers salary in Waco, TX

Median pay for lawyers in Waco, TX: $129,310/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $78,560 – $234,910 · about 220 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$9,470 (+8%).

What it's really worth in Waco

With Waco's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $129,310 has the buying power of about $141,888 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,193 · median home $256,772 · median rent $1,404/mo.

Full Waco cost of living & taxes →

How Waco ranks for this job

On raw pay, Waco, TX is 57th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Waco's cost of living is applied, it ranks 33rd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Waco 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 Waco

A median home in Waco, TX costs $256,772 — about 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 $1,404/mo works out at 13% 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 Waco.

Metro	Median pay	vs Waco	Rent vs Waco
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+85%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+68%	2.3×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+50%	2.1×
New York, NY	$185,790	+44%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Waco	Rent vs Waco
Corpus Christi, TX	$178,670	+38%	1×
Dallas, TX	$161,620	+25%	1.2×
Houston, TX	$152,260	+18%	1.2×
Austin, TX	$134,570	+4%	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 Waco

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Veterans Administration Medical Center · Government

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