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Construction Laborers salary in Massachusetts

The median construction laborers in Massachusetts earns $63,390 a year, 35% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,162 a month.

10th percentile
$45,170
25th percentile
$52,330
Median percentile
$63,390
75th percentile
$88,330
90th percentile
$98,880

Based on 16,210 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

$49,944 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,390
Federal income tax−$5,427
Social Security + Medicare−$4,849
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,170
Monthly take-home$4,162
Every two weeks$1,921

Does it go far here?

$59,939Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
42%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 construction laborers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts