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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Massachusetts

The median education teachers, postsecondary in Massachusetts earns $79,980 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,091 a month.

10th percentile
$49,990
25th percentile
$65,160
Median percentile
$79,980
75th percentile
$104,760
90th percentile
$137,750

Based on 2,050 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

$61,097 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,980
Federal income tax−$8,766
Social Security + Medicare−$6,118
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,999
Monthly take-home$5,091
Every two weeks$2,350

Does it go far here?

$75,626Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
35%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 teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts