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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels salary in Boston, MA

The median captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $75,130 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,827 a month.

10th percentile
$50,630
25th percentile
$63,000
Median percentile
$75,130
75th percentile
$101,240
90th percentile
$127,720

Based on 490 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

$57,927 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,130
Federal income tax−$7,699
Social Security + Medicare−$5,747
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,757
Monthly take-home$4,827
Every two weeks$2,228

Does it go far here?

$69,394Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
42%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 captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts