Salary Required
Salary required to live in Worcester, MA
Three lifestyle tiers, back-solved from local rent, cost of living, and tax.
Modest
$62,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $1,700/mo
- Savings: $250/mo
- Discretionary: $600/mo
Comfortable
$101,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $1,955/mo
- Savings: $1,200/mo
- Discretionary: $1,500/mo
Aspirational
$164,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $2,720/mo
- Savings: $2,500/mo
- Discretionary: $2,800/mo
Local rent (1-BR)
$1,700/mo
COL index
116
100 = US average
Median home price
$360,000