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History Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Boston, MA

The median history teachers, postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $105,420 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,477 a month.

10th percentile
$64,160
25th percentile
$81,280
Median percentile
$105,420
75th percentile
$137,800
90th percentile
$184,050

Based on 540 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

$77,722 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,420
Federal income tax−$14,362
Social Security + Medicare−$8,065
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,271
Monthly take-home$6,477
Every two weeks$2,989

Does it go far here?

$97,371Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
31%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 history teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts