Lawyer · Barnstable Town, MA
Lawyer in Barnstable Town: $3,464/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Barnstable Town at $122,640 a year. About 250 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $49,330 and the 90th is $208,330. Pay ranks 193rd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,938/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,464 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is New York, about 201 miles away, at $6,162 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,464
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$122,640
$49,330 to $208,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,938
$2,307 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
193rd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $122,640.
- Taxes$2,831
- Rent$1,938
- Other living costs$1,987
- Left over$3,464
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $122,640
- Federal income tax
- −$18,681
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,382
- State income tax (MA)
- −$5,912
- Take-home pay
- $88,665
- Effective tax rate
- 27.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,938
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,925
Left over each month
$10,220 gross, minus $2,831 in tax and $3,925 in living costs.
$3,464
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: New York, $6,162/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
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- 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 Barnstable Town?
$122,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Barnstable Town?
$3,464 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,938, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
New York, about 201 miles away, leaves $6,162 a month, more than Barnstable Town.