Lawyer · Springfield, MA
Lawyer in Springfield: $3,866/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Springfield at $123,320 a year. About 770 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $73,270 and the 90th is $249,430. Pay ranks 188th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,528/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,866 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Philadelphia, about 208 miles away, at $6,220 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,866
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$123,320
$73,270 to $249,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,528
$1,819 (2 bd)
Employment
770
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
188th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $123,320.
- Taxes$2,852
- Rent$1,528
- Other living costs$2,031
- Left over$3,866
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $123,320
- Federal income tax
- −$18,844
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,434
- State income tax (MA)
- −$5,946
- Take-home pay
- $89,096
- Effective tax rate
- 27.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,528
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,559
Left over each month
$10,277 gross, minus $2,852 in tax and $3,559 in living costs.
$3,866
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Philadelphia, $6,220/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Springfield?
$123,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Springfield?
$3,866 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,528, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Philadelphia, about 208 miles away, leaves $6,220 a month, more than Springfield.