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Human Resources Managers salary in Boston, MA

The median human resources managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $184,990 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,707 a month.

10th percentile
$99,990
25th percentile
$139,310
Median percentile
$184,990
75th percentile
$232,930
90th percentile
$317,690

Based on 6,480 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

$128,488 take-home a year
Gross pay$184,990
Federal income tax−$33,132
Social Security + Medicare−$14,121
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$9,250
Monthly take-home$10,707
Every two weeks$4,942

Does it go far here?

$170,866Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
19%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 human resources managers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts