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Mathematicians salary in Massachusetts

The median mathematicians in Massachusetts earns $104,190 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,410 a month.

10th percentile
$72,030
25th percentile
$81,510
Median percentile
$104,190
75th percentile
$104,600
90th percentile
$149,520

Based on 40 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

$76,918 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,190
Federal income tax−$14,092
Social Security + Medicare−$7,971
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,210
Monthly take-home$6,410
Every two weeks$2,958

Does it go far here?

$98,518Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
27%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 mathematicians salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts