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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Boston, MA

The median biological science teachers, postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $128,070 a year, 51% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,700 a month.

10th percentile
$64,710
25th percentile
$82,870
Median percentile
$128,070
75th percentile
$201,610
90th percentile
$296,690

Based on 1,380 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

$92,398 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,070
Federal income tax−$19,471
Social Security + Medicare−$9,797
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,404
Monthly take-home$7,700
Every two weeks$3,554

Does it go far here?

$118,292Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
26%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 biological science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts