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History Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Massachusetts

The median history teachers, postsecondary in Massachusetts earns $104,900 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,449 a month.

10th percentile
$63,940
25th percentile
$80,330
Median percentile
$104,900
75th percentile
$134,410
90th percentile
$173,230

Based on 780 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

$77,382 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,900
Federal income tax−$14,248
Social Security + Medicare−$8,025
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,245
Monthly take-home$6,449
Every two weeks$2,976

Does it go far here?

$99,190Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
27%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 history teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts