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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Boston, MA

The median chemistry teachers, postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $123,250 a year, 32% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,445 a month.

10th percentile
$66,080
25th percentile
$86,390
Median percentile
$123,250
75th percentile
$177,480
90th percentile
$284,230

Based on 530 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

$89,345 take-home a year
Gross pay$123,250
Federal income tax−$18,314
Social Security + Medicare−$9,429
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,163
Monthly take-home$7,445
Every two weeks$3,436

Does it go far here?

$113,840Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
27%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 chemistry teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts