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Counselors, All Other salary in Boston, MA

The median counselors, all other in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $58,250 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,839 a month.

10th percentile
$47,770
25th percentile
$55,350
Median percentile
$58,250
75th percentile
$87,680
90th percentile
$196,570

Based on 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

$46,071 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,250
Federal income tax−$4,810
Social Security + Medicare−$4,456
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,913
Monthly take-home$3,839
Every two weeks$1,772

Does it go far here?

$53,803Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
53%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 counselors, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts