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Conservation Scientists salary in Boston, MA

The median conservation scientists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $78,580 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,015 a month.

10th percentile
$51,070
25th percentile
$62,880
Median percentile
$78,580
75th percentile
$89,690
90th percentile
$111,700

Based on 480 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

$60,182 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,580
Federal income tax−$8,458
Social Security + Medicare−$6,011
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,929
Monthly take-home$5,015
Every two weeks$2,315

Does it go far here?

$72,580Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
40%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 conservation scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts