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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels salary in Massachusetts

The median captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Massachusetts earns $77,950 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,981 a month.

10th percentile
$50,960
25th percentile
$62,160
Median percentile
$77,950
75th percentile
$101,940
90th percentile
$127,720

Based on 650 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

$59,770 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,950
Federal income tax−$8,319
Social Security + Medicare−$5,963
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,898
Monthly take-home$4,981
Every two weeks$2,299

Does it go far here?

$73,707Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
35%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 captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts