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Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Massachusetts

The median cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders in Massachusetts earns $43,210 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,895 a month.

10th percentile
$37,190
25th percentile
$39,690
Median percentile
$43,210
75th percentile
$47,540
90th percentile
$56,480

Based on 380 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

$34,739 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,210
Federal income tax−$3,005
Social Security + Medicare−$3,306
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,161
Monthly take-home$2,895
Every two weeks$1,336

Does it go far here?

$40,858Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
61%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 cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts