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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Boston, MA

The median area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $100,140 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,189 a month.

10th percentile
$65,130
25th percentile
$81,770
Median percentile
$100,140
75th percentile
$131,680
90th percentile
$174,260

Based on 440 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

$74,271 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,140
Federal income tax−$13,201
Social Security + Medicare−$7,661
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,007
Monthly take-home$6,189
Every two weeks$2,857

Does it go far here?

$92,494Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
33%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 area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts