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Information Security Analysts salary in Boston, MA

The median information security analysts in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $136,550 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,148 a month.

10th percentile
$86,970
25th percentile
$108,530
Median percentile
$136,550
75th percentile
$176,450
90th percentile
$225,300

Based on 5,220 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

$97,770 take-home a year
Gross pay$136,550
Federal income tax−$21,506
Social Security + Medicare−$10,446
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,828
Monthly take-home$8,148
Every two weeks$3,760

Does it go far here?

$126,125Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
25%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 information security analysts salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts