Paycheck Atlas

Data Scientists salary in Massachusetts

The median data scientists in Massachusetts earns $131,750 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,894 a month.

10th percentile
$81,030
25th percentile
$101,940
Median percentile
$131,750
75th percentile
$166,180
90th percentile
$206,220

Based on 9,420 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

$94,730 take-home a year
Gross pay$131,750
Federal income tax−$20,354
Social Security + Medicare−$10,079
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,588
Monthly take-home$7,894
Every two weeks$3,643

Does it go far here?

$124,578Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
22%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 data scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts