Can a Urban Planner afford to live in Boston?

Excellent38% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Urban Planner · Boston
$106,550
Income tax (~29% effective)
United States
– $30,532
Take-home pay
$6,335/mo
$76,018
Living costs (1 person)
$3,920/mo · derived
– $47,040
Savings potential
$2,415/mo · 38% of take-home
$28,978

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: BLS OES median for Urban Planner, adjusted for Boston.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~29%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.