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Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers salary in Boston, MA

The median fabric and apparel patternmakers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $55,540 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,669 a month.

10th percentile
$47,100
25th percentile
$47,110
Median percentile
$55,540
75th percentile
$68,290
90th percentile
$80,120

Based on 30 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

$44,029 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,540
Federal income tax−$4,485
Social Security + Medicare−$4,249
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,777
Monthly take-home$3,669
Every two weeks$1,693

Does it go far here?

$51,300Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
55%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 fabric and apparel patternmakers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts