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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Massachusetts

The median communications teachers, postsecondary in Massachusetts earns $82,610 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,235 a month.

10th percentile
$60,730
25th percentile
$65,920
Median percentile
$82,610
75th percentile
$100,940
90th percentile
$161,740

Based on 1,110 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

$62,816 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,610
Federal income tax−$9,344
Social Security + Medicare−$6,320
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,131
Monthly take-home$5,235
Every two weeks$2,416

Does it go far here?

$78,113Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
34%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 communications teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts