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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Boston, MA

The median engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $72,710 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,695 a month.

10th percentile
$49,710
25th percentile
$58,860
Median percentile
$72,710
75th percentile
$87,490
90th percentile
$99,880

Based on 690 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

$56,346 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,710
Federal income tax−$7,166
Social Security + Medicare−$5,562
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,636
Monthly take-home$4,695
Every two weeks$2,167

Does it go far here?

$67,159Median 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 engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts