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Mechanical Engineers salary in Massachusetts

The median mechanical engineers in Massachusetts earns $119,300 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,233 a month.

10th percentile
$79,570
25th percentile
$96,440
Median percentile
$119,300
75th percentile
$140,590
90th percentile
$166,480

Based on 7,680 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

$86,793 take-home a year
Gross pay$119,300
Federal income tax−$17,416
Social Security + Medicare−$9,126
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,965
Monthly take-home$7,233
Every two weeks$3,338

Does it go far here?

$112,806Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
24%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 mechanical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts