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Chemical Technicians salary in Boston, MA

The median chemical technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $67,850 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,431 a month.

10th percentile
$48,730
25th percentile
$60,660
Median percentile
$67,850
75th percentile
$82,190
90th percentile
$94,570

Based on 1,240 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

$53,170 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,850
Federal income tax−$6,097
Social Security + Medicare−$5,191
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,393
Monthly take-home$4,431
Every two weeks$2,045

Does it go far here?

$62,670Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
46%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 technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts