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Architects, Except Landscape and Naval salary in Boston, MA

The median architects, except landscape and naval in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $119,120 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,223 a month.

10th percentile
$83,220
25th percentile
$87,050
Median percentile
$119,120
75th percentile
$127,160
90th percentile
$161,740

Based on 3,930 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

$86,675 take-home a year
Gross pay$119,120
Federal income tax−$17,376
Social Security + Medicare−$9,113
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,956
Monthly take-home$7,223
Every two weeks$3,334

Does it go far here?

$110,025Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All architects, except landscape and naval salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts