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Microbiologists salary in Massachusetts

The median microbiologists in Massachusetts earns $122,350 a year, 39% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,398 a month.

10th percentile
$75,990
25th percentile
$97,930
Median percentile
$122,350
75th percentile
$142,220
90th percentile
$162,760

Based on 1,960 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

$88,775 take-home a year
Gross pay$122,350
Federal income tax−$18,098
Social Security + Medicare−$9,360
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,118
Monthly take-home$7,398
Every two weeks$3,414

Does it go far here?

$115,690Median 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 microbiologists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts