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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Boston, MA

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $135,480 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,091 a month.

10th percentile
$80,720
25th percentile
$103,530
Median percentile
$135,480
75th percentile
$214,460
90th percentile
$275,340

Based on 2,010 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

$97,093 take-home a year
Gross pay$135,480
Federal income tax−$21,249
Social Security + Medicare−$10,364
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,774
Monthly take-home$8,091
Every two weeks$3,734

Does it go far here?

$125,136Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
25%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 engineering teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts