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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Massachusetts

The median biological science teachers, postsecondary in Massachusetts earns $105,050 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,457 a month.

10th percentile
$64,180
25th percentile
$78,980
Median percentile
$105,050
75th percentile
$163,500
90th percentile
$296,440

Based on 2,060 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

$77,480 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,050
Federal income tax−$14,281
Social Security + Medicare−$8,036
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,253
Monthly take-home$6,457
Every two weeks$2,980

Does it go far here?

$99,331Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
27%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 biological science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts