Paycheck Atlas

Aerospace Engineers salary in Massachusetts

The median aerospace engineers in Massachusetts earns $149,470 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,830 a month.

10th percentile
$89,750
25th percentile
$98,850
Median percentile
$149,470
75th percentile
$182,370
90th percentile
$217,840

Based on 990 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$105,955 take-home a year
Gross pay$149,470
Federal income tax−$24,607
Social Security + Medicare−$11,434
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$7,474
Monthly take-home$8,830
Every two weeks$4,075

Does it go far here?

$141,333Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All aerospace engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts