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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Boston, MA

The median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $94,170 a year, 46% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,864 a month.

10th percentile
$60,670
25th percentile
$76,580
Median percentile
$94,170
75th percentile
$102,640
90th percentile
$109,550

Based on 11,530 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

$70,370 take-home a year
Gross pay$94,170
Federal income tax−$11,887
Social Security + Medicare−$7,204
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,709
Monthly take-home$5,864
Every two weeks$2,707

Does it go far here?

$86,980Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
34%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 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts