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Dentists, All Other Specialists salary in Boston, MA

The median dentists, all other specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $233,060 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,367 a month.

10th percentile
$76,180
25th percentile
$82,440
Median percentile
$233,060
75th percentile
$253,880
90th percentile
$326,410

Based on 40 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

$160,408 take-home a year
Gross pay$233,060
Federal income tax−$45,883
Social Security + Medicare−$15,116
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$11,653
Monthly take-home$13,367
Every two weeks$6,170

Does it go far here?

$215,266Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
15%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 dentists, all other specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts