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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Massachusetts

The median kindergarten teachers, except special education in Massachusetts earns $84,100 a year, 34% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,316 a month.

10th percentile
$58,900
25th percentile
$65,150
Median percentile
$84,100
75th percentile
$100,840
90th percentile
$106,600

Based on 1,980 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

$63,789 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,100
Federal income tax−$9,672
Social Security + Medicare−$6,434
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,205
Monthly take-home$5,316
Every two weeks$2,453

Does it go far here?

$79,522Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
33%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 kindergarten teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts