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Chemical Plant and System Operators salary in Massachusetts

The median chemical plant and system operators in Massachusetts earns $83,710 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,295 a month.

10th percentile
$64,870
25th percentile
$82,040
Median percentile
$83,710
75th percentile
$92,880
90th percentile
$98,630

Based on 570 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

$63,534 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,710
Federal income tax−$9,586
Social Security + Medicare−$6,404
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,186
Monthly take-home$5,295
Every two weeks$2,444

Does it go far here?

$79,153Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
33%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 chemical plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts