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Drafters, All Other salary in Massachusetts

The median drafters, all other in Massachusetts earns $72,100 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,662 a month.

10th percentile
$50,770
25th percentile
$62,590
Median percentile
$72,100
75th percentile
$79,980
90th percentile
$97,220

Based on 170 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

$55,947 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,100
Federal income tax−$7,032
Social Security + Medicare−$5,516
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,605
Monthly take-home$4,662
Every two weeks$2,152

Does it go far here?

$68,175Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
38%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 drafters, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts