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Cashiers salary in Massachusetts

The median cashiers in Massachusetts earns $35,520 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,412 a month.

10th percentile
$32,180
25th percentile
$34,080
Median percentile
$35,520
75th percentile
$37,500
90th percentile
$44,020

Based on 58,880 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

$28,944 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,520
Federal income tax−$2,082
Social Security + Medicare−$2,717
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$1,776
Monthly take-home$2,412
Every two weeks$1,113

Does it go far here?

$33,586Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
73%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 cashiers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts