Lawyer · Hartford, CT
Lawyer in Hartford: $5,531/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Hartford at $157,200 a year. About 3,880 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.33). The 10th percentile is $93,560 and the 90th is $299,840. Pay ranks 37th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,625/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,531 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dover, about 237 miles away, at $6,606 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,531
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$157,200
$93,560 to $299,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,625
$1,934 (2 bd)
Employment
3,880
Location quotient 1.33
Pay rank
37th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $157,200.
- Taxes$3,932
- Rent$1,625
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$5,531
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $157,200
- Federal income tax
- −$26,975
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,026
- State income tax (CT)
- −$8,182
- Take-home pay
- $110,017
- Effective tax rate
- 30.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,625
- Groceries
- $412
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $464
- Utilities and internet
- $258
- Everything else
- $361
- Total spending
- $3,637
Left over each month
$13,100 gross, minus $3,932 in tax and $3,637 in living costs.
$5,531
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dover, $6,606/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Hartford?
$157,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,880 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Hartford?
$5,531 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,625, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Dover, about 237 miles away, leaves $6,606 a month, more than Hartford.