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Biological Technicians salary in Boston, MA

The median biological technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $61,610 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,050 a month.

10th percentile
$50,090
25th percentile
$51,190
Median percentile
$61,610
75th percentile
$81,170
90th percentile
$94,960

Based on 7,320 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

$48,603 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,610
Federal income tax−$5,213
Social Security + Medicare−$4,713
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,081
Monthly take-home$4,050
Every two weeks$1,869

Does it go far here?

$56,906Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
50%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 technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts