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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Boston, MA

The median computer science teachers, postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $119,810 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,260 a month.

10th percentile
$66,120
25th percentile
$82,070
Median percentile
$119,810
75th percentile
$163,640
90th percentile
$218,190

Based on 1,060 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

$87,126 take-home a year
Gross pay$119,810
Federal income tax−$17,528
Social Security + Medicare−$9,165
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,991
Monthly take-home$7,260
Every two weeks$3,351

Does it go far here?

$110,663Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
28%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 computer science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts