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Helpers--Production Workers salary in Massachusetts

The median helpers--production workers in Massachusetts earns $42,280 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,836 a month.

10th percentile
$34,390
25th percentile
$36,120
Median percentile
$42,280
75th percentile
$48,490
90th percentile
$58,050

Based on 1,790 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

$34,038 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,280
Federal income tax−$2,894
Social Security + Medicare−$3,234
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,114
Monthly take-home$2,836
Every two weeks$1,309

Does it go far here?

$39,978Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All helpers--production workers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts