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Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas salary in Boston, MA

The median earth drillers, except oil and gas in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $73,090 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,716 a month.

10th percentile
$54,510
25th percentile
$54,510
Median percentile
$73,090
75th percentile
$74,770
90th percentile
$87,900

Based on 90 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

$56,594 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,090
Federal income tax−$7,250
Social Security + Medicare−$5,591
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,655
Monthly take-home$4,716
Every two weeks$2,177

Does it go far here?

$67,510Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
43%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 earth drillers, except oil and gas salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts