What Lawyers earn in Ashtabula County, OH
The median pay for Lawyers in Ashtabula County, OH is $134,680 per year, which works out to $64.75 per hour. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey for the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area, the labor market that Ashtabula County, OH belongs to. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than the median and half earn less, which makes it a sturdier yardstick than an average that a few very high earners can pull upward.
The mean wage is $159,710, which is 18.6% above the median, a sign that a group of high earners lifts the average. The survey counts about 5,540 people working in this occupation across the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area, so the estimate rests on a substantial pool of workers. Ashtabula County, OH has roughly 97,167 residents, according to the population figures used by the rent data.
The salary range, from entry level to top earners
Pay for Lawyers in the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area is not one number. The lowest-paid tenth of workers earn up to $75,740 a year ($36.41 an hour), while the highest-paid tenth earn $281,770 or more ($135.47 an hour). That is a gap of $206,030 between the bottom and the top of the scale. The middle half of workers falls between $99,720 at the 25th percentile and $201,810 at the 75th percentile. A top-tier earner makes 3.7 times what someone at the bottom makes, so experience, certification and employer all matter.
What the hourly rate looks like
Employers quote this occupation by the hour or by the year, so here are both: $64.75 an hour or $134,680 a year at the median for Ashtabula County, OH. Before any deductions, that is $11,223 a month, $5,180 every two weeks and $2,590 each week. After taxes the same job pays $47.98 per hour of take-home income, which is the number that actually has to cover rent and groceries.
About this occupation: Lawyers
The U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database describes the work of Lawyers this way: "Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law."
Core tasks recorded by O*NET include: "Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations"; "Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses"; "Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents"; "Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases".
Job outlook for Lawyers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects national employment in this occupation to grow from 863,700 jobs in 2025 to 904,300 in 2035, a change of +4.7%, faster than the 3.5% projected for all occupations. The projection counts 28,700 openings a year on average, including positions created by growth and positions left by workers who retire or move to another occupation; that equals 3.3% of current employment each year. About 11.3% of the people in this occupation are self-employed, and wage figures cover wage and salary workers only.
Typical entry-level education: doctoral or professional degree. BLS lists a national median annual wage of $159,670 for this occupation; the Ashtabula County, OH median of $134,680 is 15.7% below it.
How pay in Ashtabula County, OH compares
Compared with the Ohio average
A worker in this occupation in Ashtabula County, OH earns $7,511 more than the Ohio average of $127,169, a premium of 5.9%. Over a year that premium is worth $7,511 before tax and roughly $5,566 after tax. Within Ohio, Ashtabula County, OH already has the highest median we track for this job.
Compared with the national average
The national employment-weighted average for Lawyers is $160,953 across the contiguous United States. At $134,680, Ashtabula County, OH pays $26,273 less, which is 16.3% below that benchmark. Keep in mind that a higher salary only helps if living costs do not rise faster, which is why the cost sections below matter as much as the headline number.
Where this job ranks in Ashtabula County, OH
Among the 549 occupations with published wages in Ashtabula County, OH, Lawyers ranks number 20 by median pay, ahead of about 97% of them. The best-paying occupation we track here is Financial Managers at $157,900 a year, which is $23,220 more than the median for Lawyers.
From gross pay to take-home pay
Three separate tax bills sit between the gross salary and the bank account: federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax. For Lawyers earning the Ashtabula County, OH median of $134,680, they add up to $34,874. The result is $99,806 of take-home pay a year ($8,317 a month), based on a single filer using the standard deduction.
Put another way, of every $100 earned, about $26 goes to taxes and $74 reaches the paycheck. The overall effective tax rate is 25.9%.
Federal income tax
After the $15,750 standard deduction, taxable income is $118,930. Federal brackets are marginal, so only the slice of income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate; the last dollars of this salary fall in the 24% bracket. The resulting federal income tax is $21,390, an effective 15.9% of gross pay, well below the 24% marginal rate because the lower brackets are cheaper.
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Payroll taxes are a flat percentage of wages. Social Security takes 6.2% up to a wage base of $176,100, which costs $8,350 on this salary. Medicare takes 1.45%, or $1,953. FICA totals $10,303, which is 7.6% of gross pay.
State income tax in Ohio
Ohio income tax on this salary is $3,181 a year, or 2.4% of gross pay, after the state's own deductions and exemptions are applied. That is 15% of the federal income tax bill, and it comes out to $265 a month. Local taxes such as county or city income taxes are not included, so a few jurisdictions may withhold slightly more.
A cross-check with IRS data for Ashtabula County, OH
IRS Statistics of Income data for Ashtabula County, OH show an average adjusted gross income of $58,002 per return and an average effective federal income tax rate of 9.4% across all filers. Filers in the $100,000 to under $200,000 bracket, where this salary falls, paid an average of 10.3%, compared with the 15.9% estimated here for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Gaps between the two reflect filing status, dependents, credits and other income, none of which a single-person wage estimate includes.
Cost of living in Ashtabula County, OH
Take-home pay only means something next to what life costs. We price four basics for one adult in Ashtabula County, OH: a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline. All of them are converted to annual figures first, then compared with the $99,806 of take-home pay.
Rent
Housing is the largest line in most budgets. For Ashtabula County, OH, HUD sets the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit at $810 a month ($9,720 a year), and at $1,003 for two bedrooms. For Lawyers, a one-bedroom absorbs 9.7% of take-home pay and 7.2% of gross pay.
Food
The USDA Thrifty Food Plan (August 2026) puts the cost of a nutritious home-cooked diet for an adult at about $3,436 a year, which is $286 a month or $66.07 a week. That equals 2.6% of gross pay for Lawyers in Ashtabula County, OH. It is a thrifty budget with no restaurant meals, so treat it as a floor.
Energy and gasoline
Using Ohio residential prices from the Energy Information Administration and national household averages for consumption, electricity costs about $1,689 a year and other home energy such as natural gas about $525, for $2,214 in total. Gasoline in Ohio averages $3.25 per gallon; at about 463 gallons a year (11,106 miles at 24 miles per gallon) fuel adds $1,504.
What is left over
Rent, food, energy and gasoline cost $16,874 a year in Ashtabula County, OH. Subtract that from $99,806 of take-home pay and $82,932 remains, which is $6,911 a month of breathing room. That margin equals 61.6% of gross pay, a comfortable cushion by common budgeting rules.
Local housing and commute data for Ashtabula County, OH
The budget above covers rent, food, energy and gasoline. Three more local facts shape what a paycheck buys in Ashtabula County, OH: property taxes, housing prices and the daily commute. The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Ashtabula County, OH, set beside the Ohio and national medians.
Property taxes in Ashtabula County, OH
Homeowners in Ashtabula County, OH pay a median of $1,928 a year in real estate taxes, 32% below the Ohio median of $2,822 and 38% below the U.S. median of $3,119. Against a median home value of $159,500, the median tax bill is 1.21% of that value (the ratio of the two county medians). For a worker paid the local Lawyers median of $134,680, a tax bill of that size would equal 1.4% of gross pay, which matters for anyone planning to buy rather than rent.
Rents, home prices and household income in Ashtabula County, OH
Renters in Ashtabula County, OH pay a median gross rent of $828 a month in the Census survey, 20% below the Ohio median of $1,034. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom apartment, which this site uses in the budget, is $810 a month; the two measures differ because the Census figure covers units of every size that renters already occupy, while the HUD figure is a one-bedroom benchmark. The median value of an owner-occupied home is $159,500, 26% below the Ohio median of $214,800. Median household income is $57,728, 19% below the Ohio median of $71,389, so a year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent equals 16.8% of that income.
Commuting in Ashtabula County, OH
Workers in Ashtabula County, OH who travel to a workplace spend an average of 27.0 minutes each way, 15% above the Ohio average of 23.4. For someone who commutes five days a week, that is 4.5 hours of round-trip travel every week, a cost the budget does not price. 5.8% of workers in Ashtabula County, OH work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally, which removes the commute for them.
Can Lawyers afford to live in Ashtabula County, OH?
The 30% rent guideline
A common rule of thumb says rent should stay under 30% of gross income. For a gross salary of $134,680 that ceiling is $3,367 a month. The one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $810 is $2,557 under it, so rent fits the guideline. Put as a wage, covering a one-bedroom at the 30% guideline takes $15.58 an hour; the median for Lawyers is $64.75, which is 316% above that mark. Another way to see it: at $47.98 of take-home pay an hour, a one-bedroom takes about 3.9 working hours every week.
Splitting a two-bedroom
Sharing a two-bedroom at $1,003 a month means $502 each. Compared with renting a one-bedroom alone, that saves $3,702 a year. With a roommate, the yearly margin after the basics becomes $86,634.
How fast you can save
At $6,911 a month of margin, building a $10,000 emergency fund would take about 2 months. Setting aside half of the margin stretches the same goal to about 4 months. These figures ignore interest, raises and any spending beyond the four basics.
Frequently asked questions about Lawyers pay in Ashtabula County, OH
How much do Lawyers make per hour in Ashtabula County, OH?
The median is $64.75 per hour, based on $134,680 a year over 2,080 hours. Hourly pay runs from about $36.41 at the 10th percentile to $135.47 at the 90th percentile.
How much do Lawyers take home after taxes in Ashtabula County, OH?
After federal income tax, FICA and state income tax, the median salary of $134,680 becomes $99,806 a year. That is $8,317 a month, $3,839 every two weeks or $1,919 a week.
How much tax do Lawyers pay in Ashtabula County, OH?
Total taxes are $34,874 a year, an effective rate of 25.9%: $21,390 federal income tax, $10,303 FICA and $3,181 Ohio income tax.
Do Lawyers earn more in Ashtabula County, OH than elsewhere in Ohio?
Yes. The local median of $134,680 is +5.9% versus the Ohio average of $127,169, a difference of $7,511 a year.
Can Lawyers afford a one-bedroom apartment in Ashtabula County, OH?
A one-bedroom costs $810 a month against take-home pay of $8,317, which is 9.7% of take-home pay. That meets the 30%-of-gross guideline, which allows up to $3,367 a month.
What is the monthly budget margin for Lawyers in Ashtabula County, OH?
About $6,911 a month ($82,932 a year) remains after a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline, which together cost $16,874 a year.
What hourly wage covers a one-bedroom in Ashtabula County, OH at the 30% guideline?
$15.58 an hour for a full-time schedule, calculated as the $9,720 annual rent divided by 0.30 and by 2,080 hours. The median for Lawyers is $64.75.
How we calculated these numbers
Wages are May 2025 medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area; hourly-only values are annualized at 2,080 hours. Rents are HUD Fair Market Rents, food costs come from the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, and energy prices come from the Energy Information Administration. County-level tax statistics come from the IRS Statistics of Income.
Taxes use tax-year 2025 federal brackets, FICA rates and the Ohio rules for a single filer with wage income only. Figures are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax or financial advice, and they exclude local income taxes, benefits, retirement contributions and individual circumstances.