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Computer Programmers salary in Massachusetts

The median computer programmers in Massachusetts earns $128,390 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,717 a month.

10th percentile
$77,060
25th percentile
$101,290
Median percentile
$128,390
75th percentile
$141,660
90th percentile
$168,310

Based on 1,930 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

$92,601 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,390
Federal income tax−$19,548
Social Security + Medicare−$9,822
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,420
Monthly take-home$7,717
Every two weeks$3,562

Does it go far here?

$121,401Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
23%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 computer programmers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts