Lawyer · New Haven, CT

Lawyer in New Haven: $5,970/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in New Haven at $166,080 a year. About 1,280 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $80,570 and the 90th is $313,820. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,655/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,970 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dover, about 207 miles away, at $6,606 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,970

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$166,080

$80,570 to $313,820

Rent (1 bd)

$1,655

$1,970 (2 bd)

Employment

1,280

Location quotient 0.94

Pay rank

22nd of 376

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $166,080.

Taxes$4,211
Rent$1,655
Other living costs$2,004
Left over$5,970

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $166,080
Federal income tax: −$29,106
Social Security and Medicare: −$12,705
State income tax (CT): −$8,715
Take-home pay: $115,554
Effective tax rate: 30.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,655
Groceries: $408
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $459
Utilities and internet: $255
Everything else: $357
Total spending: $3,659

Left over each month

$13,840 gross, minus $4,211 in tax and $3,659 in living costs.

$5,970

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 New Haven?

$166,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,280 lawyer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in New Haven?

$5,970 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,655, and pay covers 8.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?

Dover, about 207 miles away, leaves $6,606 a month, more than New Haven.