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Archivists salary in Massachusetts

The median archivists in Massachusetts earns $78,180 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,993 a month.

10th percentile
$52,240
25th percentile
$64,290
Median percentile
$78,180
75th percentile
$100,360
90th percentile
$117,080

Based on 270 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

$59,921 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,180
Federal income tax−$8,370
Social Security + Medicare−$5,981
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,909
Monthly take-home$4,993
Every two weeks$2,305

Does it go far here?

$73,924Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
35%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 archivists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts