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

The median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Massachusetts earns $89,450 a year, 39% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,607 a month.

10th percentile
$60,590
25th percentile
$76,190
Median percentile
$89,450
75th percentile
$100,980
90th percentile
$107,610

Based on 16,570 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

$67,286 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,450
Federal income tax−$10,849
Social Security + Medicare−$6,843
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,473
Monthly take-home$5,607
Every two weeks$2,588

Does it go far here?

$84,581Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
31%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 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts