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Chemical Plant and System Operators salary in Boston, MA

The median chemical plant and system operators in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $82,170 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,211 a month.

10th percentile
$64,870
25th percentile
$80,710
Median percentile
$82,170
75th percentile
$98,590
90th percentile
$98,600

Based on 410 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

$62,528 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,170
Federal income tax−$9,247
Social Security + Medicare−$6,286
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,109
Monthly take-home$5,211
Every two weeks$2,405

Does it go far here?

$75,896Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
39%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 chemical plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts