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Cashiers salary in Boston, MA

The median cashiers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $36,040 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,445 a month.

10th percentile
$32,180
25th percentile
$34,390
Median percentile
$36,040
75th percentile
$38,460
90th percentile
$45,820

Based on 42,920 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

$29,336 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,040
Federal income tax−$2,145
Social Security + Medicare−$2,757
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$1,802
Monthly take-home$2,445
Every two weeks$1,128

Does it go far here?

$33,288Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
83%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 cashiers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts