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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in Boston, MA

The median life, physical, and social science technicians, all other in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $65,780 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,312 a month.

10th percentile
$46,960
25th percentile
$50,920
Median percentile
$65,780
75th percentile
$71,680
90th percentile
$99,930

Based on 740 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

$51,745 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,780
Federal income tax−$5,714
Social Security + Medicare−$5,032
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,289
Monthly take-home$4,312
Every two weeks$1,990

Does it go far here?

$60,758Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
47%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 life, physical, and social science technicians, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts