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Genetic Counselors salary in Boston, MA

The median genetic counselors in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $97,240 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,031 a month.

10th percentile
$81,630
25th percentile
$82,580
Median percentile
$97,240
75th percentile
$107,130
90th percentile
$145,310

Based on 180 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

$72,376 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,240
Federal income tax−$12,563
Social Security + Medicare−$7,439
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,862
Monthly take-home$6,031
Every two weeks$2,784

Does it go far here?

$89,816Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
34%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 genetic counselors salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts