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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers salary in Boston, MA

The median geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $102,730 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,330 a month.

10th percentile
$77,330
25th percentile
$80,640
Median percentile
$102,730
75th percentile
$143,210
90th percentile
$179,480

Based on 240 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

$75,964 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,730
Federal income tax−$13,771
Social Security + Medicare−$7,859
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,137
Monthly take-home$6,330
Every two weeks$2,922

Does it go far here?

$94,887Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
32%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 geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts