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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand salary in Massachusetts

The median cutters and trimmers, hand in Massachusetts earns $39,970 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,691 a month.

10th percentile
$32,210
25th percentile
$34,880
Median percentile
$39,970
75th percentile
$44,810
90th percentile
$58,400

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

$32,297 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,970
Federal income tax−$2,616
Social Security + Medicare−$3,058
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$1,999
Monthly take-home$2,691
Every two weeks$1,242

Does it go far here?

$37,794Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
65%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 cutters and trimmers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts