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Occupational Therapy Aides salary in Massachusetts

The median occupational therapy aides in Massachusetts earns $40,160 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,703 a month.

10th percentile
$35,340
25th percentile
$35,340
Median percentile
$40,160
75th percentile
$42,820
90th percentile
$53,540

Based on 90 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

$32,441 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,160
Federal income tax−$2,639
Social Security + Medicare−$3,072
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,008
Monthly take-home$2,703
Every two weeks$1,248

Does it go far here?

$37,974Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
65%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 occupational therapy aides salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts