Lawyer · Amherst Town, MA
Lawyer in Amherst Town: $4,031/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Amherst Town at $122,670 a year. About 170 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.53). The 10th percentile is $66,620 and the 90th is $205,770. Pay ranks 192nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,453/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,031 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Philadelphia, about 218 miles away, at $6,220 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,031
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,670
$66,620 to $205,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,453
$1,730 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.53
Pay rank
192nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $122,670.
- Taxes$2,832
- Rent$1,453
- Other living costs$1,906
- Left over$4,031
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,670
- Federal income tax
- −$18,688
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,384
- State income tax (MA)
- −$5,914
- Take-home pay
- $88,684
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,453
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $455
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,359
Left over each month
$10,223 gross, minus $2,832 in tax and $3,359 in living costs.
$4,031
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Philadelphia, $6,220/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a lawyer make in Amherst Town?
$122,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Amherst Town?
$4,031 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,453, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Philadelphia, about 218 miles away, leaves $6,220 a month, more than Amherst Town.