Paycheck Atlas

Life Scientists, All Other salary in Massachusetts

The median life scientists, all other in Massachusetts earns $125,260 a year, 34% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,552 a month.

10th percentile
$83,200
25th percentile
$93,600
Median percentile
$125,260
75th percentile
$177,250
90th percentile
$195,190

Based on 100 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

$90,618 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,260
Federal income tax−$18,796
Social Security + Medicare−$9,582
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,263
Monthly take-home$7,552
Every two weeks$3,485

Does it go far here?

$118,441Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
23%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 life scientists, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts