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Biological Scientists, All Other salary in Boston, MA

The median biological scientists, all other in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $110,410 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,749 a month.

10th percentile
$71,510
25th percentile
$84,610
Median percentile
$110,410
75th percentile
$163,030
90th percentile
$186,410

Based on 2,630 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

$80,983 take-home a year
Gross pay$110,410
Federal income tax−$15,460
Social Security + Medicare−$8,446
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,521
Monthly take-home$6,749
Every two weeks$3,115

Does it go far here?

$101,980Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
30%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 scientists, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts