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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Massachusetts

The median child, family, and school social workers in Massachusetts earns $75,570 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,851 a month.

10th percentile
$48,140
25th percentile
$61,150
Median percentile
$75,570
75th percentile
$94,650
90th percentile
$104,060

Based on 10,900 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

$58,215 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,570
Federal income tax−$7,795
Social Security + Medicare−$5,781
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,779
Monthly take-home$4,851
Every two weeks$2,239

Does it go far here?

$71,456Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
36%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts