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Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses salary in Boston, MA

The median licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $82,190 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,212 a month.

10th percentile
$61,680
25th percentile
$75,050
Median percentile
$82,190
75th percentile
$87,070
90th percentile
$94,110

Based on 8,410 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

$62,541 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,190
Federal income tax−$9,252
Social Security + Medicare−$6,288
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,110
Monthly take-home$5,212
Every two weeks$2,405

Does it go far here?

$75,915Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
39%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 licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts