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Natural Sciences Managers salary in Boston, MA

The median natural sciences managers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $291,000 a year, 74% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $16,249 a month.

10th percentile
$164,570
25th percentile
$217,370
Median percentile
$291,000
75th percentile
$322,030
90th percentile
$330,050

Based on 9,570 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

$194,988 take-home a year
Gross pay$291,000
Federal income tax−$64,984
Social Security + Medicare−$16,478
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$14,550
Monthly take-home$16,249
Every two weeks$7,500

Does it go far here?

$268,782Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
12%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
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
Pediatricians, General$221,170

All natural sciences managers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts