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Air Traffic Controllers salary in Massachusetts

The median air traffic controllers in Massachusetts earns $125,060 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,541 a month.

10th percentile
$82,150
25th percentile
$89,890
Median percentile
$125,060
75th percentile
$171,010
90th percentile
$202,070

Based on 120 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

$90,492 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,060
Federal income tax−$18,748
Social Security + Medicare−$9,567
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,253
Monthly take-home$7,541
Every two weeks$3,480

Does it go far here?

$118,252Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
23%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 air traffic controllers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts