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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in Massachusetts

The median education administrators, postsecondary in Massachusetts earns $128,970 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,747 a month.

10th percentile
$79,040
25th percentile
$96,080
Median percentile
$128,970
75th percentile
$171,900
90th percentile
$228,410

Based on 9,120 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

$92,968 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,970
Federal income tax−$19,687
Social Security + Medicare−$9,866
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,449
Monthly take-home$7,747
Every two weeks$3,576

Does it go far here?

$121,949Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
23%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 education administrators, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts