Lawyer · Worcester, MA
Lawyer in Worcester: $4,026/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Worcester at $129,400 a year. About 1,210 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $64,710 and the 90th is $307,050. Pay ranks 130th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,026 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Philadelphia, about 242 miles away, at $6,220 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,026
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$129,400
$64,710 to $307,050
Rent (1 bd)
$1,745
$2,077 (2 bd)
Employment
1,210
Location quotient 0.71
Pay rank
130th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $129,400.
- Taxes$3,038
- Rent$1,745
- Other living costs$1,975
- Left over$4,026
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $129,400
- Federal income tax
- −$20,303
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,899
- State income tax (MA)
- −$6,250
- Take-home pay
- $92,948
- Effective tax rate
- 28.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,745
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,720
Left over each month
$10,783 gross, minus $3,038 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.
$4,026
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 Worcester?
$129,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,210 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Worcester?
$4,026 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Philadelphia, about 242 miles away, leaves $6,220 a month, more than Worcester.